# 1997 BUICK LESABRE — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
> **FATAL** · NHTSA complaint `225101` · 2000-08-14 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 1
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** BUICK
- **Model:** LESABRE
- **Year:** 1997
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
## Narrative
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 30MPH ON  ROAD AND ANOTHER VEHICLE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD.  CONSUMER  WAS TRYING TO AVOID  HITTING THE STALLED VEHICLE.  BUT,  HIT THE OTHER VEHICLE.   UPON IMPACT,  AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY,  THERE WAS 1 INJURY AND ONE  FATALITY.  *AK
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