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 , the actuator includes a drive connection ; wherein the drive link includes a drive connection end and driven connection end , where the drive connection end connects with the drive connection of the actuator ; the floating link rotatably connected to the driven end of the of the drive link ; 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 pivots on the cross member , wherein the blade pivots about the one or more pivots between a retracted position and extended position, wherein the retracted position is when a plane of the blade is parallel to a longitudinal plane of the cross member and the extended position is when the plane of the blade is perpendicular to the longitudinal plane of the cross member ; characterised in that the actuator has at least one flange extending from an actuator housing for connecting to the cross member ; the drive connection of the actuator is 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 ; and the drive connection end of the drive link has male shaped surface for providing a mated connection with one of the two connection openings having the female shaped surface of the actuator . 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 , the actuator includes a drive connection ; wherein the drive link includes a drive connection end and driven connection end , where the drive connection end connects with the drive connection of the actuator ; the floating link rotatably connected to the driven end of the of the drive link ; 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 pivots on the cross member , wherein the blade pivots about the one or more pivots between a retracted position and extended position, wherein the retracted position is when a plane of the blade is parallel to a longitudinal plane of the cross member and the extended position is when the plane of the blade is perpendicular to the longitudinal plane of the cross member ; characterised in that the actuator has at least one flange extending from an actuator housing for connecting to the cross member ; the drive connection of the actuator is 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 ; and the drive connection end of the drive link has male shaped surface for providing a mated connection with one of the two connection openings having the female shaped surface of the actuator . <EOS>