NHTSA complaint: 2005 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS — AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE GOING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION ANOTHER VEHICLE RAN A STOP SIGN AND STRUCK THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE ON THE SIDE. UPON IMPACT, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS KNOCKED INTO ANOTHER LANE AND WAS HIT HEAD ON BY A THIRD VEHICLE. THIS SECOND IMPACT CAUSED THE OTHER VEHICLE TO TAIL SPIN AND WAS HIT IN THE REAR BY THE FIRST VEHICLE. THE SIDE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY, BUT THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID. THE CONTACT WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH. THERE WAS EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, THE OUTER COLUMN WAS PUSHED INTO THE SEAT, AND THE DASHBOARD CAME APART. THE CONTACT AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. *AK UPDATED 01/25/06. *JB
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation