# 1999 FORD TAURUS — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
> NHTSA complaint `666099` · 2008-04-16 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** TAURUS
- **Year:** 1999
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
- **Miles at failure:** 138,000
- **Speed:** 45 mph
## Narrative
ROUNDED A CURVE AND REALIZED THE ONCOMING CAR WAS IN MY LANE.  STEERED LEFT TO AVOID ONCOMING CAR AT THE SAME TIME THE OPPOSING DRIVER CORRECTED.  STEERED TO THE RIGHT AND WENT INTO A SPIN.  THE  AIRBAG DEPLOYED WHILE THE I WAS ATTEMPTING TO REGAIN CONTROL AND THE WINDSHIELD WAS COMPLETELY SHATTERED.  ONCE THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED, THE CAR WAS STILL MOVING AND I HAD TO STEER IT TO SAFETY WITHOUT BEING ABOUT TO SEE AROUND THE AIRBAG.   THERE WAS NO IMPACT BEFORE THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED.  *TR
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