# 2003 FORD TAURUS — AIR BAGS
> NHTSA complaint `542454` · 2005-07-05 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** TAURUS
- **Year:** 2003
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** AIR BAGS
- **Speed:** 40 mph
## Narrative
DT:CONSUMER STATED THAT ON TWO OCCASIONS HE'S BEEN INVOLVED IN HEAD ON COLLISION IN WHICH THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.  THE LAST ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON 6-30-05 WHILE HIS WIFE WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40-50 MPH. SHE SUSTAINED INJURIES.  CONTACTED A FORD REPRESENTATIVE, AND HE SAID CONSUMER  WOULD HAVE TO HAVE  AIR BAGS TESTED AT HIS OWN EXPENSE. TO DATE HE HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED IF HIS CAR WAS TOTALED OR NOT. *AK
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