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2012 MAZDA MAZDA6 — AIR BAGS

crash1 injured · 1491410 · 2018-08-15

Vehicle

Make
MAZDA
Model
MAZDA6
Year
2012
Manufacturer
Mazda Motor Corp.
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
97,000
Speed
2 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
Yes
Vehicle towed
Yes

Narrative

ON JULY 18, 2018 I WAS IN FRONTAL IMPACT ACCIDENT. WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET. I WAS ALONE AND DRIVING I DID NOT HAVE A PHONE IN MY POSSESSION OR IN THE CAR AT THAT TIME. THE VEHICLE THAT HIT ME WAS TRAVELING AT LEAST 40 MILES AN HOUR. THE UPPER AND SIDE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEFLATE, THE FRONT AIRBAG DEFLATED SIDEWAYS AND MISSED MY FACE COMPLETELY. MY TORSO HIT THE STEERING WHEEL AND MY STERNUM WAS FRACTURED. MY RIGHT ANKLE WAS BRUISED, SCRAPED AND SPRAINED. BECAUSE OF THE SEVERE PAIN I WAS IN, I WAS NOT ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE ON MY OWN. I CARRIED OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND LAID ON THE GRASS. I WAS TAKEN BY AMBULANCE IN SEVERE PAIN AND COULD NOT STAND OR SIT UP I WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A FRACTURED STERNUM AND SPRAINED RIGHT ANKLE. CAR IS TOTALED $11,000.00 WORTH OF DAMAGE. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO WORK IN 3 WEEKS BECAUSE OF THE SEVERITY OF THE FRACTURE ON MY STERNUM.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11120095
Machine
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