# 2001 LINCOLN LINCOLN — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
> NHTSA complaint `523841` · 2005-02-28 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 3
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** LINCOLN
- **Model:** LINCOLN
- **Year:** 2001
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
- **Speed:** 50 mph
## Narrative
MY WIFE WAS EXITING THE HIGHWAY  GOING SOUTH BOUND AT APPROXIMATLY 50 MPH WHEN A CAR RAN THE STOP SIGN FACING EAST AND WEST.  MY WIFE HIT THE CAR HEAD ON  WITH HER NAVIGATOR WHILE  "T" BONING THE OTHER VEHICLE.  OUR NAVIGATORS AIR BAGS DID NOT  DEPLOY ON EITHER SIDE, CAUSING SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF INJURIES TO BOTH HER AND HER PASSANGER.  ALL THREE VICTOMS WERE TAKEN TO THE HOSP. VIA AMBULANCE.  WHEN I ASKED THE FORD DEALERSHIP WHY THEY HAD NOT DEPLOYED THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE ACCIDENT WASN'T BAD ENOUGH.  MY WIFE AND FRIEND ARE STILL RECEIVING MEDICAL TREATMENT AND THE OTHER PARTY AT FAULT, IS STILL IN THE HOSPITAL.  HIS AIRBAGS DID DEPLOY
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