# 2000 FORD TAURUS — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
> NHTSA complaint `548633` · 2005-09-09 · 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:** 2000
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
- **Miles at failure:** 36,800
- **Speed:** 30 mph
## Narrative
DT: 2000 FORD TAURUS.  THE CAR WAS IN AN ACCIDENT ON THE  JULY 4,2005.  WHILE DRIVING AT 25-30 MPH AN ONCOMING VEHICLE TURNED IN FRONT OF CONSUMER'S  VEHICLE AND IT  SWERVED TO MISS THE CAR AND HIT A LAMP POST HEAD ON.   THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.  THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES.    A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED.  THE BODY SHOP SAID THEY DID NOT KNOW WHY THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.  CALLED THE DEALERSHIP WHERE  THE CAR WAS PURCHASED AND  THEY SAID IT COULD HAVE BEEN  THAT THE IMPACT WAS NOT HARD ENOUGH OR THE CAR WAS NOT HIT THE RIGHT SPOT TO DEPLOY THE AIR BAGS. *AK  *NM
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