# 1998 MAZDA 626 — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
> NHTSA complaint `128431` · 1998-12-18 · Mazda Motor Corp.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** MAZDA
- **Model:** 626
- **Year:** 1998
- **Manufacturer:** Mazda Motor Corp.
- **Component:** AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
## Narrative
CONSUMER  WAS IN AN ACCIDENT WITH ANOTHER CAR ON 17 DEC 98, AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. ALSO,   PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT INERTIA DEVICE DID NOT LOCK. FAILURE OF PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT ALLOWED PASSENGER TO BE THROWN FORWARD, STRIKING LEGS IN DASH AND HEAD HITTING  WINDSHIELD. CONSUMER SUSTAINED  ALOT OF BRUISING AND SWELLING, BUT DID NOT SUFFER SERIOUS INJURY. ALSO, DRIVER HAD SOME BRUISING AND CUTS. BOTH ARE UNDERGOING PHYSICAL THERAPY. *AK  *AK
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