# 2005 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS — AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
> NHTSA complaint `567095` · 2005-12-27 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 2
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** MERCURY
- **Model:** GRAND MARQUIS
- **Year:** 2005
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
- **Miles at failure:** 8,000
## Narrative
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
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