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2016 SUBARU CROSSTREK — AIR BAGS

1 injured · 1885106 · 2023-04-03

Vehicle

Make
SUBARU
Model
CROSSTREK
Year
2016
Manufacturer
Subaru of America, Inc.
Component
AIR BAGS
Speed
10 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

On 3/30 my steering column started to make a grinding sound when I turned my steering wheel over 90 degrees to make a turn. On 3/31 the airbag light went on and I made an appointment to bring it in to get looked at by my nearest Subaru dealership (Tacoma Subaru). I was told the light meant the airbags would not deploy if I got into a car accident so I didn’t drive my car until I needed to pick up grocery order on 4/2. On 4/2 I was making a slow right hand turn into the parking lot and my airbag deployed as I turned and hit/burned my forearm through a heavy sweatshirt. I didn’t bump it, experience an impact or accident of any kind. It simply deployed while I was turning without any warning.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11515282
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown