# 2010 MAZDA MAZDA3 — AIR BAGS
> NHTSA complaint `1377492` · 2017-05-12 · Mazda Motor Corp.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** Yes
- **Vehicle towed:** Yes
## Vehicle
- **Make:** MAZDA
- **Model:** MAZDA3
- **Year:** 2010
- **Manufacturer:** Mazda Motor Corp.
- **Component:** AIR BAGS
- **Miles at failure:** 75,000
- **Speed:** 5 mph
## Narrative
TAKATA RECALL RELATED    ACCIDENT HAPPENED 10/31/2014. THERE WAS NO AIRBAG RECALL AT THIS TIME.  I WAS HIT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE CLASSIC T-BANE ACCIDENT.  THE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT CAUSED MORE DAMAGE THAN THE FORCE OF THE ACTUAL ACCIDENT.  THE SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAG DEPLOYED. THE OTHER DRIVER WAS TRAVELING 20-30 MPH AT IMPACT.  I WAS UNCONCIOUS FOR APPROX 30 SECONDS TO 1MIN AND  I COULDN'T REMEMBER MY ADDRESS FOR THE FIRST 15-20 MINUTES AFTER THE ACCIDENT. POLICE WERE NOTIFIED AND SHOWED TO THE SCENE.  I WAS UNABLE TO HEAR THE REST OF THE DAY FROM MY L EAR ( WHICH I WAS TOLD BY THE ER PROVIDER IS NORMAL FOR THE AIRBAG GOING OFF IS LIKE A CONCUSSION GRENADE) AND HAD MUFFLED HEARING THE NEXT 4-5 DAYS. I ALSO HAD A COLD WET FEELING DOWN THE L SIDE OF MY FACE ( LIKE THERE WAS BLOOD RUNNING DOWN MY FACE, BUT THERE WAS NO LACERATION.)  THE ER REFERRED ME TO FOLLOW UP WITH A PCP.  I SAW A PROVIDER WHEN I COULD AFTERWARD AS I COULDN'T OPEN MY MOUTH FOR 5-7 DAYS AFTER THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT. I WAS REFERRED TO ENT TO FOLLOW UP CONCERNING POSSIBLE BROKEN JAW/FACIAL FRACTURES BREAKS.  I STILL HAVE COMPLICATIONS WITH MY JAW AND FACIAL NUMBNESS ON THE L SIDE. I WAS TOLD THIS WILL NEVER GO AWAY AND IS UNABLE TO BE OPERATED ON.
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