# 2002 MERCURY SABLE — AIR BAGS
> NHTSA complaint `648594` · 2007-12-05 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** MERCURY
- **Model:** SABLE
- **Year:** 2002
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** AIR BAGS
- **Miles at failure:** 50,000
- **Speed:** 45 mph
## Narrative
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MERCURY SABLE.  WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE COMING FROM BEHIND HER, JUMPED THE MEDIAN AND CRASHED INTO THE FRONT END OF HER VEHICLE.  AS A RESULT, THE STEERING AND FLOOR COLUMN COLLAPSED, AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.  THE CRASH DESTROYED THE VEHICLE.   THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A SHOULDER HARNESS STRAIN, A FRACTURED STERNUM AND BRUISED RIBS.  IN ADDITION, SHE SUSTAINED BRUISES TO HER RIGHT HAND AND LEFT FOOT.  THE DRIVER OF THE ONCOMING VEHICLE SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES.  A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED.  THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 50,000.   UPDATED 03/10/08 *LJ
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