# 2004 FORD TAURUS — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
> NHTSA complaint `817599` · 2010-09-30 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **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:FRONTAL
- **Miles at failure:** 116,000
## Narrative
STOPPED FOR VEHICLE A THAT WAS TURNING - VEHICLE C CAME FROM BEHIND AND PLOWED MY 2004 FORD TAURUS SE INTO THE VEHICLE A . VEHICLE C WAS A LARGE F250 TRUCK TRAVELING ON MAIN HIGHWAY. MY FORD TAURUS WAS IMPACTED FROM  REAR AND FRONT IMPACT. THE CAR WAS A TOTAL LOSS IN THE ACCIDENT . SEPT, 2010. THE REAR FRAME SURROUNDING THE TRUNK WAS BENT. THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE WAS DAMAGED HEAVILY. THE AIR BAGS IN THE VEHICLE DID NOT DEPLOY FROM FRONT AND REAR IMPACT. A VEHICLE THAT WE PURCHASED FOR THIS SPECIFIC SAFETY FEATURE AND PAID EXTRA FOR FAILED! *TR
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