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2006 SATURN VUE — AIR BAGS

crash1 injured · 1184004 · 2015-05-19

Vehicle

Make
SATURN
Model
VUE
Year
2006
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
640,000
Speed
40 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS DRIVING AND A TRUCK STOPPED IN FRONT OF ME VERY QUICKLY I DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO STOP. I HIT THE BACK END OF THE TRUCK. WHICH HAD THE TAILGATE LOWERED . THE TAIL GATE WENT THROUGH THE WHOLE FRONT END OF MY CAR . COMPLETELY TOTALING MY CAR . AS A RESULT MY LEG WAS PINNED I SUFFERED A CONCUSSION AND WHIPLASH AS I HIT MY HEAD ON THE STARING WHEEL . MY AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY DRIVER OR PASSENGER SIDE . THE INDICATOR LIGHT ON THE DASH SAID THE AIR BAG WAS OFF FOR PASSENGER SIDE . I HAD A PASSENGER IN THE CAR AND NEITHER AIR BAG CAME OUT CAUSING SERIOUS DAMAGE TO MY HEAD AND NECK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10717423
Machine
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