# 2007 PONTIAC VIBE — AIR BAGS
> NHTSA complaint `1267222` · 2016-03-11 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** Yes
- **Vehicle towed:** Yes
## Vehicle
- **Make:** PONTIAC
- **Model:** VIBE
- **Year:** 2007
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** AIR BAGS
- **Miles at failure:** 135,000
- **Speed:** 50 mph
## Narrative
MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING AT A SPEED OF 45 TO 50 MPH ON A ROAD WITH A POSTED SPEED LIMIT OF 55 WHEN ANOTHER CAR HIT A PATCH OF ICE WHILE COMING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY AND SLID INTO THE ROAD IN FRONT OF HER.  MY DAUGHTER COULD NOT STOP IN TIME AND RAN INTO THE LEFT FRONT THIRD PART OF THE OTHER CAR.  THE OTHER CAR WAS CONSIDERED TOTALED BY THEIR INSURANCE COMPANY.  THE FRONT OF OUR CAR HAD SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE SO BECAUSE OF IT'S AGE AND BECAUSE WE DIDN'T HAVE COLLISION COVERAGE I DECIDED IT WASN'T WORTH TRYING TO FIX SO IT WILL BE AUCTIONED AT A SALVAGE YARD.  THE REASON FOR THE COMPLAINT IS THAT THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY CAUSING MY DAUGHTER'S FACE TO HIT THE DASH CAUSING SIGNIFICANT FACIAL INJURIES.  ALMOST EVERYONE INVOLVED SEEMED TO THINK THAT IT WAS ODD THAT THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY SO WE THOUGHT WE SHOULD REPORT IT.
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