# 2004 FORD TAURUS — AIR BAGS
> NHTSA complaint `622642` · 2007-05-02 · 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:** TAURUS
- **Year:** 2004
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** AIR BAGS
- **Miles at failure:** 15,800
- **Speed:** 10 mph
## Narrative
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15800, AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 16038.  WHILE DRIVING  10 MPH THE VEHICLE WAS HIT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE, DAMAGING BOTH DRIVER'S SIDE DOORS.  THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY, AND THE CONTACT SUSTAINED  A CONCUSSION, NECK INJURIES, AND BRUISES ON HER LEFT SIDE.  AT 16,038 MILES WHILE SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT THE  CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS HIT FROM THE REAR BY A VEHICLE  AT 45 MPH THE CONTACT WAS KNOCKED OUT AND SUFFERED ANOTHER HEAD CONCUSSION AND FACIAL BRUISES AROUND EYES BECAUSE HER FACE HIT THE STEERING WHEEL.  THE VEHICLE  WAS CURRENTLY IN THE  REPAIR SHOP, AND THE CONTACT DID NOT KNOW WHY THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
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