# 1997 GMC SIERRA — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
> NHTSA complaint `158231` · 1999-07-12 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** GMC
- **Model:** SIERRA
- **Year:** 1997
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
## Narrative
WHILE DRIVING 25-35-MPH OVER SOME BUMPS IN THE ROAD, THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS  DEPLOYED, CAUSING INJURIES TO  DRIVER.  PREVIOUSLY, THE AIRBAG LIGHT WAS COMING  ON / OFF. DEALER SAID IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAG CHIP, AND THEY WOULD NOT DEPLOY.  BUT IN THIS CASE, THEY DID.  *AK  *YC
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