# 2008 FORD FUSION — AIR BAGS
> NHTSA complaint `870682` · 2011-07-31 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 2
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** FUSION
- **Year:** 2008
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** AIR BAGS
- **Miles at failure:** 19,350
- **Speed:** 10 mph
## Narrative
ON JUNE 17, 2011 MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING MY CAR AND I WAS THE PASSENGER, WE HAD STOPPED AT A FOUR WAY STOP.  WHEN WE HAD THE RIGHT AWAY WE PROCEEDED ACROSS THE INTERSECTION.  WE WERE STRUCK IN THE INTERSECTION BY A DRIVER WHO RAN THE STOP SIGN.  SHE WAS TRAVELING AROUND 30 TO 35MPH AND STRUCK THE PASSENGER SIDE OF MY CAR, SMASHING IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR, ALSO THE FRONT SUPPORT WHERE THE WINDOW SHIELD IS ATTACHED. ALSO THE MIDDLE SUPPORT WHERE THE FRONT AND BACK DOORS ATTACHED, ALONG WITH THE TOP AND BOTTOM SUPPORTS OF THE VEHICLE. THE DOOR HAD TO BE CUT OFF THE VEHICLE TO REMOVE ME OUT OF IT. THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS.  MY CONCERN IS THAT THE SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN A CRASH OF THIS NATURE.   WHY EVEN HAVE THEM IF THEY DO NOT WORK.
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