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Search Results   Report Date : February 9, 2010 at 11:48 PM NHTSA Action Number : PE03002 N/A NHTSA Action Number : PE03002 NHTSA Recall Campaign Number : N/A Make / Models :         Model/Build Years:          FORD / TAURUS     2000-2001      MERCURY / SABLE     2000-2001 Manufacturer : FORD MOTOR COMPANY Component : AIR BAGS:FRONTAL Date Investigation Opened : January 6, 2003 Date Investigation Closed : July 2, 2003 Summary: FORD MOTOR COMPANY HAS IDENTIFIED 260 REPORTS ALLEGING FRONTAL AIR BAG NON-DEPLOYMENT FOR ANY (SEVERITY) FRONTAL OR NEAR-FRONTAL CRASH ON MODEL YEAR 2000-2001 FORD TAURUS AND MERCURY SABLE VEHICLES. ADDITIONAL CRASH REPORTS ARE CONTAINED IN NHTSA'S FATALITY ANALYSIS REPORTING SYSTEM (FARS) DATABASE. THE SINGLE ODI REPORT LISTED IN THE REPORT SUMMARY IS NHTSA'S SPECIAL CRASH INVESTIGATION'S CASE NO. CA00-020 THAT INVOLVED A HIGH-SPEED CRASH NON-DEPLOYMENT INVOLVING A DRIVER FATALITY AND FRONT PASSENGER INJURY. THIS PRELIMINARY EVALUATION HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO AN ENGINEERING ANALYSIS (EA03-010) AND ODI WILL COLLECT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON CERTAIN CRASH REPORTS AND CONDUCT FURTHER STUDY OF THIS ISSUE. Check to Request Research. Submit below.