# 2001 SAAB 9-3 — STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS
> **FATAL** · NHTSA complaint `1094976` · 2014-08-06 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 1
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** SAAB
- **Model:** 9-3
- **Year:** 2001
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS
- **Miles at failure:** 92,800
- **Speed:** 40 mph
## Narrative
TL * THE CONTACT OWNED A 2001 SAAB 9-3. THE CONTACT WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE DRIVER DIED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE SPEED WAS 40-45 MPH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.   UPDATED 09/11/14*LJ    THE CONSUMER STATED THE 7 YEAR OLD PASSENGER WAS RUSHED TO THE HOSPITAL. THE A PILLAR AS WELL AS THE ROOF CAVED IN. POLICE DETERMINED VEHICLE SPEED WAS NOT A FACTOR.   UPDATED 1/13/2015  *JS
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