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2004 PONTIAC VIBE — AIR BAGS

crash2 injured · 1331467 · 2016-11-04

Vehicle

Make
PONTIAC
Model
VIBE
Year
2004
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
109,000
Speed
30 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
2
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
Yes
Vehicle towed
Yes

Narrative

TAKATA RECALL ON 2/20/2015 MY SON MY SON WAS DRIVING AND DAUGHTER WERE TRAVELING IN A 2004 PONTIAC VIBE NORTH ON LA 1026 AND WAS TURNING LEFT INTO THE DOLLAR GENERAL WHEN A PICKUP THAT WAS TRAVELING SOUTH ON LA 1026 AND T-BONED THE PONTIAC VIBE CAUSING IT TO GO CLOCKWISE AND INTO THE DITCH THE PICKUP WENT COUNTER -CLOCKWISE FLIPPING UPSIDE DOWN RESTING ON TOP OF THE CAR. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED BUT METAL CAME OUT OF THE AIRBAG AND STUCK IN MY DAUGHTER'S RIGHT HIP. IT WAS RAINING AT TIME OF THE WRECK. I NEVER GOT ANYTHING ABOUT A RECALL UNTIL THIS SUMMER SO I NEVER KNEW THAT IT HAD BEEN RECALLED. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10924184
Machine
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