# 1999 CADILLAC DEVILLE — AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
> **FATAL** · NHTSA complaint `210987` · 2000-05-04 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 1
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CADILLAC
- **Model:** DEVILLE
- **Year:** 1999
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
## Narrative
POSSIBLE SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT CAUSE, FAMILY BELIEVE THAT ONE OR BOTH SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WHILE APPROACHING THE INTERSECTION AND DISORIENTATED THE DRIVER AS WELL AS BLOCKING HER VIEW OF THE INTERSECTION CAUSING A FATAL ACCIDENT.
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