# 2013 BUICK REGAL — AIR BAGS
> NHTSA complaint `1334021` · 2016-11-15 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** Yes
- **Vehicle towed:** Yes
## Vehicle
- **Make:** BUICK
- **Model:** REGAL
- **Year:** 2013
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** AIR BAGS
- **Miles at failure:** 43,500
- **Speed:** 45 mph
## Narrative
I WAS DRIVING ON A RURAL ROAD (ABOUT 40-45 MPH) AND MISSED A STOP SIGN AT A T INTERSECTION, WENT STRAIGHT AHEAD AND  STRUCK A GUIDE WIRE, A LARGE BUSH, THEN A BLOCK WALL, AND CAME TO A STOP AFTER PASSING THROUGH THE WALL AND ENTERING THE BUILDING.  THE CAR NEVER VEERED BUT WENT STRAIGHT AS IT STRUCK THESE STRUCTURES. AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY AND I SUSTAINED A BROKEN RIB AND INJURY TO THE CHEST WALL.  EMERGENCY PERSONNEL COULD NOT EXPLAIN WHY THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY.  THE CAR WAS INSPECTED AND FOUND TO BE A TOTAL LOSS.
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*