# 1998 FORD CONTOUR — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
> NHTSA complaint `94445` · 1997-12-12 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** CONTOUR
- **Year:** 1998
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
- **Speed:** 30 mph
## Narrative
AIR BAG: DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30MPH ANOTHER CAR PULLED OUT IN FRONT,  HIT THE BRAKES AND CAR DID NOT STOP IN TIME, RAN INTO THE PASSENGER'S SIDE OF THE OTHER CAR, AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. LIGHT HAD BEEN FLASHING PREVIOUSLY, AND DEALER LOOKED AT IT AND SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT.   *AK
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