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2007 PONTIAC VIBE — AIR BAGS

crash · 1290100 · 2016-06-16

Vehicle

Make
PONTIAC
Model
VIBE
Year
2007
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
79,913
Speed
30 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

TAKATA RECALL WAS PERFORMED ON 3/25/16. ON 6/11/16, THE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE (MY MOTHER) WAS DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AND STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE, WHICH WAS STOPPED, DURING A HEAVY RAINSTORM. THERE WAS HEAVY DAMAGE TO THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER STRUCK THE STEERING WHEEL. THE DRIVER WAS TAKEN BY AMBULANCE TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL WHERE THE DRIVER WAS TREATED, INCLUDING X-RAYS, AND RELEASED. SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE COMMENTED ABOUT THE FACT THAT THE AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED IN THIS TYPE OF COLLISION. DUE TO THE FACT THAT THERE HAVE BEEN RECALLS ON TAKATA AIR BAGS, INCLUDING ONE INVOLVING THE PASSENGER AIRBAG WHICH HAS BEEN COMPLETED ON THIS VEHICLE, THIS SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10874577
Machine
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