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2003 PONTIAC VIBE — AIR BAGS

crash1 injured · 1025808 · 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
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

I WAS IN A ACCIDENT ON 11/29/2013 ON CROW CANYON, SAN RAMON, CA AND THE INDIVIDUAL IN FRONT OF ME SLAMMED ON HER BRAKES SO I IN TURN 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. THE SAN RAMON P.D WAS SHOCKED THAT THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ON 1/2012 STATING THE PARTS WERE DEFECTIVE. NEVER WAS RESOLVED BY GMC/PONTIAC. HAD I NOT BEEN WEARING MY SEAT BELT I WOULD HAVE GONE THRU WINDSHIELD. THE AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. THE GMC PEOPLE SHOULD HAVE RESOLVED THE PROBLEM ABOUT THE AIRBAGS. THIS IS JUST NOT CORRECT. SOMEONE SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE DEFECT. UPDATED 12/18/13*CN

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10555190
Machine
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