# 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM — SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
> NHTSA complaint `164378` · 1999-08-16 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 2
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** PONTIAC
- **Model:** GRAND AM
- **Year:** 1999
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
- **Speed:** 30 mph
## Narrative
I LEASED THIS NEW CAR IN 11/98.  MY FAMILY AND I WERE ON OUR WAY HOME WHEN WE WERE HIT BY A WOMAN WHO FAILED TO SEE A STOP SIGN.  SHE HIT THE RIGHT FRONT SIDE OF THE CAR & WENT ACROSS THE FRONT OF THE CAR.  MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING & HIS AIR BAG WENT OFF IMMEDIATELY.  MY DAUGHTER WAS IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT & HER SEAT BELT ALLOWED HER TO HIT THE DASH & THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY UNTIL SHE HIT THE DASH.  THE CAR WAS 8 DAYS OLD.  MY DAUGHTER RECEIVED FACIAL INJURIES & WILL HAVE PERMANENT DAMAGE.  I WAS A PASSENGER BEHIND THE DRIVER.  ALL OF US HAD OUR SEATBELTS FASTENED. I RECEIVED A FRACTURED STERNUM & SEVERE WHIPLASH TO MY NECK.  I WILL HAVE PERMANENT NECK DAMAGE.  MY COMPLAINT IS THAT THE PASSENGER AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY AS IT SHOULD HAVE.
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