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2004 SATURN ION — AIR BAGS

crash1 injured · 1092187 · 2014-07-30

Vehicle

Make
SATURN
Model
ION
Year
2004
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
194,000
Speed
70 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

AN ACCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE TRAVELING ON THE TOLLWAY,THE OTHER VEHICLE CAME IN MY LANE,PASSING LANE, JUST AS I WAS PASSING HIM CAUSING MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT FRONT,PASSENGER, PART OF THE CAR.THE AIRBAGS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DID OPEN,NO PROBLEM.,THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG SPILT CAUSING THE POWDER TO COME INTO MY FACE.I DID LOSE A TOOTH BUT NEITHER THE OTHER PERSON INSURANCE WOULD NOT PAY FOR IT NOR MY HEALTH INSURANCE . ONE GOOD THING THE IGNITION DID SHUT OFF ,WHICH WAS GOOD BECAUSE THERE WAS A GAS LEAK WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSE A FIRE. I LOST OVERTIME PAY.MY JOB REQUIRES ME TO HAVE ALL MY TEETH BECAUSE I TALK FOR A LIVING. THIS CAUSE UNDO STRESS AND FINANCIAL HARDSHIP *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10617482
Machine
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