# 2000 FORD TAURUS — AIR BAGS
> NHTSA complaint `556280` · 2005-09-28 · 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
## Narrative
I WAS INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT ON 09/25/2005.  I WAS AT A STOP LIGHT AND THERE WAS A 1996 FORD F-150 IN FRONT ON ME. I WAS DRIVING A 2000 FORD TAURUS.  FROM BEHIND AT APPROXIMATELY 60-70 MPH CAME A 1996 FORD TAURUS THAT SLAMMED INTO THE BACK OF ME.  MY CAR WAS FORCED INTO THE F-150.  MY CAR WAS TOTALED IN FRONT AND BACK.  THE DRIVER OF THE 1996 TAURUS WAS UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF CRYSTAL METH & ALCOHOL. HE WAS ARRESTED. HIS AIRBAGS DEPLOYED IN THE 1996 TAURUS.  IN MY 2000 FORD TAURUS NEITHER MY DRIVER'S NOR PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED.  I WAS THROWN INTO MY STEERING WHEEL AND MY NECK JERKED.  I AM 5 MONTHS PREGNANT. I WAS TAKEN AWAY BY AMBULANCE.  THEY WERE ABLE TO DO AN ULTRASOUND ON THE BABY, BUT THEY COULD NOT GIVE X-RAYS BECAUSE I AM PREGNANT.  SO I HAVE BEEN IN PAIN TAKING EXTRA STRENGTH TYLENOL.  I HAVE OBTAINED A LAWYER, BECAUSE I FEEL THAT MY AIRBAGS ARE DEFECTIVE. *JB
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