# 1999 FORD TAURUS — AIR BAGS
> NHTSA complaint `478219` · 2004-06-03 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 3
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** TAURUS
- **Year:** 1999
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** AIR BAGS
- **Miles at failure:** 32,411
- **Speed:** 10 mph
## Narrative
MY VEHICLE WAS HIT AT AN ESTIMATED 50 MPH BY A DRIVER WHO BLEW A RED LIGHT. IT WAS HIGH JUST IN FRONT OF THE DRIVERS SIDE WHEEL. THE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY DURING THE CRASH. MY VEHICLE WAS TOTALED IN THIS CRASH. IT PROBABLY WOULD NOT HAVE MADE MUCH OF A DIFFERENCE IF THEY HAD NOT DEPLOYED. HOWEVER I WAS ADVISED THAT A REPORT SHOULD BE MADE TO NHTSA.   *JB
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