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2020 SUBARU ASCENT — AIR BAGS

crash1 injured · 1834543 · 2022-08-19

Vehicle

Make
SUBARU
Model
ASCENT
Year
2020
Manufacturer
Subaru of America, Inc.
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
31,000

Severity

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

Narrative

The contact's wife owns a 2020 Subaru Ascent. The contact stated that while his wife was driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle was stopped in traffic when a semi-trailer collided with another vehicle, causing that vehicle to crash into the front end of her vehicle. It resulted in a four-vehicle collision. On impact, the contact's wife hit her head on the steering wheel. The air bags were not deployed upon impact. The contact's wife received medical attention for her head injury. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence and was not yet deemed totaled by the insurance company. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 31,000.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11480135
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown