# 1999 LINCOLN TOWN CAR — AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
> NHTSA complaint `598535` · 2006-10-05 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** LINCOLN
- **Model:** TOWN CAR
- **Year:** 1999
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
- **Miles at failure:** 110,000
- **Speed:** 2 mph
## Narrative
DT*:  THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 2MPH THROUGH A PARKING LOT, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING.  UPON DEPLOYMENT OF THE SIDE AIR BAG, THE CONTACT, WHO WAS NOT WEARING A SEAT BELT, WAS PUSHED ASIDE INTO THE CENTER CONSOLE, AND LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE.  THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER A PARKING LOT DIVIDER, AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE.  THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES.  DUE TO THE LOW SPEED OF THE CRASH, THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE.  A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN.  THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER AND AN INSURANCE ADJUSTOR WHO WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT.  THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO ALERTED.    UPDATED 10/31/2006 -*NM
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