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2002 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA — AIR BAGS

crash1 injured · 1790822 · 2022-01-28

Vehicle

Make
OLDSMOBILE
Model
BRAVADA
Year
2002
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
AIR BAGS
Speed
35 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I was merging onto the interstate going approximately 35 mph, I spun out on black ice across three lanes of traffic and smashed into the guard rail. The airbags DID NOT deploy during this accident, even when the car rolled back and hit the wall again. Since the airbags did not deploy, I suffered trauma to my chin and inside my mouth. I have facial cellulitis, and I needed to receive 3 stitches inside my mouth to stop the bleeding. This happened because my face hit the steering wheel, rather than being protected by the airbag. There were no warning lights on the vehicle prior to failure. The airbags not deploying could have potentially injured me greatly if I had been going any faster.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11449295
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown