# 2001 MERCURY SABLE — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
> NHTSA complaint `565639` · 2005-12-12 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 4
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** MERCURY
- **Model:** SABLE
- **Year:** 2001
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
- **Speed:** 50 mph
## Narrative
DT:  THE CONTACT'S  VEHICLE WAS HIT IN THE FRONT AT 50-60 MPH WHILE MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN.   UPON IMPACT,  THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.  THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED.  A POLICE REPORT TAKEN.  ALL FOUR PASSENGERS SUSTAINED  INJURIES;. THE  CONTACT  HAD A FRACTURED SPINE, AND THE OTHERS SUSTAINED BRUISING AND WHIPLASH.  THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A MECHANIC TO DETERMINE WHY THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.  *AK
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*