NHTSA complaint: 2008 HUMMER H3 — AIR BAGS
WHILE DRIVING ON A GRAVEL ROAD UPWARDS ON A GRAVEL ROAD (NOT A LEGAL STREET) GOING UNDER 10MPH, THE SIDE UPPER AIRBAGS DEPLOYED BY THEMSELVES WITHOUT BEING IN AN ACCIDENT OR ANYTHING BEING STRUCTURALLY DAMAGED. I WAS DAZED, AND MIGHT OF HAD A SLIGHT CONCUSSION. THE PASSENGER WAS KNOCKED UNCONSCIOUS, AND HER RIBS AND BACK HURT. I HAVE READ ON MANY FORUMS THAT THIS SIMILAR SITUATION HAS OCCURRED. THERE ARE MORE SITUATIONS BUT PLEASE READ BELOW. THESE VEHICLES ARE MADE TO DO CLIMB 60 DEGREE ANGLES, I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THERE ARE SO MANY INSISTENCE THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED. THIS IS NOT SAFE AT ALL!! BELOW ARE JUST A FEW I FOUND ON THE INTERNET. HTTP://M.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/HUMMER/H3/2008/SEAT_BELTS_AIR_BAGS/AIR_BAGS-SIDE_WINDOW.SHTML HTTP://WWW.HUMMER4X4OFFROAD.COM/FORUM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?6114-AIR-BAG-DEPLOYMENT-PROBLEM HTTP://M.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/HUMMER/H3/2006/SEAT_BELTS_AIR_BAGS/AIR_BAGS.SHTML HTTP://WWW.CLUBHUMMEROFFROAD.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP/5444-SIDE-CURTAIN-AIRBAG-DEPLOYMENT HTTP://WWW.HUMMERFORUMS.COM/FORUM/HUMMER-H3-17/SCOND-TIME-MY-SIDE-AIRBAGS-HAVE-GONE-OFF-ROAD-25504/ HTTP://WWW.HUMMERXCLUB.COM/FORUM/VIEWTOPIC.PHP?F=25&T=8443
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation