An active front deflector assembly for a vehicle comprising: a cross member for attaching to an underbody of a vehicle, wherein the cross member is a fixed link of an actuator link assembly; the actuator link assembly includes an actuator, drive link, floating link and a blade; the actuator is connected to the cross member; and the blade is a follower link connected between the floating link and the cross member, wherein the blade is connected to the cross member with one or more pivots and the blade is pivotally connected to the floating link so that when the actuator is energized the blade pivots about the one or more pivot on the cross member, wherein the actuator senses current spike upon impact at a predetermined force causing circuit override for declutching so that the blade moves freely out of the way to prevent damage, characterized in that the actuator includes a pass through drive connection through the actuator housing where the pass through drive connection has two connection openings on opposite sides of the actuator housing, each of the two connection openings has a female shaped surface (41, 41'); the drive link connected to the pass through drive connection, wherein the drive link has two pieces connected together at a bridge for synchronous movement of both of the two pieces of the drive link together, wherein each of the two pieces of the drive link include a drive connection end (42, 42') and driven connection end (44, 44'), where the drive connection end (42, 42') connects with a respective one of the two connection openings of the pass through drive connection, wherein each drive link connection end has a male shaped surface (43, 43') for providing a mating connection with the female shaped surface (41, 41') of the respective one of the two connection openings; and the floating link is rotatably connected to each driven end of the two pieces of the drive link. a cross member for attaching to an underbody of a vehicle, wherein the cross member is a fixed link of an actuator link assembly; the actuator link assembly includes an actuator, drive link, floating link and a blade; the actuator is connected to the cross member; and the blade is a follower link connected between the floating link and the cross member, wherein the blade is connected to the cross member with one or more pivots and the blade is pivotally connected to the floating link so that when the actuator is energized the blade pivots about the one or more pivot on the cross member, wherein the actuator senses current spike upon impact at a predetermined force causing circuit override for declutching so that the blade moves freely out of the way to prevent damage, characterized in that the actuator includes a pass through drive connection through the actuator housing where the pass through drive connection has two connection openings on opposite sides of the actuator housing, each of the two connection openings has a female shaped surface (41, 41'); the drive link connected to the pass through drive connection, wherein the drive link has two pieces connected together at a bridge for synchronous movement of both of the two pieces of the drive link together, wherein each of the two pieces of the drive link include a drive connection end (42, 42') and driven connection end (44, 44'), where the drive connection end (42, 42') connects with a respective one of the two connection openings of the pass through drive connection, wherein each drive link connection end has a male shaped surface (43, 43') for providing a mating connection with the female shaped surface (41, 41') of the respective one of the two connection openings; and the floating link is rotatably connected to each driven end of the two pieces of the drive link.