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2023 PORSCHE MACAN — AIR BAGS

1 injured · 1961506 · 2024-01-25

Vehicle

Make
PORSCHE
Model
MACAN
Year
2023
Manufacturer
Porsche Cars North America, Inc.
Component
AIR BAGS
Speed
50 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

Car sensor showed collision happening, without any external car onsite on a highway. And after pulling the car onto a safe place on the shoulder, upon hitting park gear the side rail airbags deployed. No accident happened to the car but airbags deployed unprovoked causing neck and face injuries to driver. Diagnostic report showed no damage to externally or undercarriage damage, with airbags deploying 18sec after sensor malfunction

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11567819
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown