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2001 SAAB 9-3 — AIR BAGS

1 injured · 1772783 · 2021-10-11

Vehicle

Make
SAAB
Model
9-3
Year
2001
Manufacturer
SAAB CARS USA, INC.
Component
AIR BAGS
Speed
5 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

unexpected and unrequested deployment of driver side seat air bag. i was driving the vehicle at a speed of 0-5mph attempting to back the vehicle into a parking spot when the driver seat air bag deployed. a report was made with the local police department. no indicator or failure lights were present, the vehicle is able to be inspected at this time for further information. It is unknown about any other inspections by anyone other than the local police department.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11436277
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown