# 1998 PONTIAC FIREBIRD — AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
> NHTSA complaint `140613` · 1999-03-05 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** PONTIAC
- **Model:** FIREBIRD
- **Year:** 1998
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
## Narrative
CONSUMER  WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, AND HIT A DEER ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND THE DEER FLEW ONTO THE ROOF OF THE CAR .  THE CAR CRASHED INTO A  DITCH OF WATER,  AND WENT UNDER WATER.  ELECTRICAL SYSTEM LOCKED THE DOORS.  THE T-TOP GLASS ROOF WOULD NOT OPEN.   PASSENGER'S WINDOW WAS OPENED, TO GET CONSUMER OUT.  ALSO, DRIVER'S AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY AT ALL. *AK
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