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2003 PONTIAC VIBE — AIR BAGS

crash · 1025805 · 2013-12-07

Vehicle

Make
PONTIAC
Model
VIBE
Year
2003
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
64,678
Speed
40 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT ON 11/29/2013 ON CROW CANYON, SAN RAMON, CA AND THE INDIVIDUAL IN FRONT OF ME SLAMMED ON THERE BRAKES AND IN TURN I DID THE SAME AND MY VEHICLE HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME AND TOTALED MY FRONT END. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND MY BODY SLAMMED INTO THE STEERING WHEEL WHICH IN TURN HURT MY CHEST BADLY. THE SAN RAMION PD WAS SHOCKED THAT THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I REC'D A RECALL NOTICE ON 1/2012 STATING THE PARTS WERE DEFECTIVE. NEVER WAS RESOLVED BY THE GMC PONTIAC. THANK GOODNESS I WAS WEARING MY SEATBELT OR I HAVE GONE THRU THE WIND SHIELD. THE AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. THE GMC CORPORATION SHOULD HAVE RESOLVED THE PROBLEM LONG AGO AND DID NOT. THIS IS NOT CORRECT. I BELIEVE THEY SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE DEFECT OF AIRBAGS FOR NOT RESOLVING THE AIRBAGS LONG AGO. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10555192
Machine
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