# 1996 FORD RANGER — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
> NHTSA complaint `616635` · 2007-03-14 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 2
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** RANGER
- **Year:** 1996
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
- **Miles at failure:** 97,000
## Narrative
TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT  HIT A DEER ON 09/24/06, WITH  THE 1996 FORD RANGER EXTENDED CAB WHILE  DRIVING AT 35 MPH.  THE WEATHER WAS CLEAR AND DRY.  THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE  HIT THE DEER ON THE DRIVER' FRONT SIDE , AND THE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY.   HE PULLED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, PUT ON  THE  HAZARD LIGHTS, AND BEFORE GETTING OUT OF THE VEHICLE ANOTHER VEHICLE CAME BY AND HIT THE VEHICLE FROM THE BACK  AT THE SPEED OF 55-60 MPH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT'S IS WHEN THE AIR DID  BAG DEPLOYED.  THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE HAS NEVER BEEN ANY INDICATION THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE  AIR BAGS.  THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WERE BOTH 97,000.  THERE WERE TWO INJURIES AS A RESULT OF THE CRASH.*AK
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