# 1997 GMC SUBURBAN — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
> NHTSA complaint `153732` · 1999-06-08 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 4
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** GMC
- **Model:** SUBURBAN
- **Year:** 1997
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
- **Speed:** 60 mph
## Narrative
LOST CONTROL TRAVELING DOWN INTERSTATE I-20 EASTBOUND IN CONYERS, GA.  AXLE SEPARATED, AND REAR WHEEL CAME OFF.  SUBURBAN FLIPPED 3X, SKIDDED ON PASSENGER SIDE & CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN.  AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY BUT CAR WAS TOTALLY DESTROYED, INCLUDING MULTIPLE HITS ON FRONT BUMPER.  1 PASSENGER AIRLIFTED TO MEDICAL CTR; 3 OTHERS TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE.  ALL ALIVE & HEALING (THANK GOD), BUT DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY & AXLE COULD SEPARATE.  *AK
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*