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1995 OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS — AIR BAGS

1 injured · 252046 · 2000-10-21

Vehicle

Make
OLDSMOBILE
Model
CUTLASS
Year
1995
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
AIR BAGS

Severity

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

Narrative

ON FRIDAY 10/6/2000 WHILE MY SISTER DRIVING THE CAR, THE AIRBAG LIGHT IN THE DASHBOARD COMES ON WITH NO REASON. MY SISTER THEN DESIDED TO TAKE IT TO THE OLDSMOBILE DEALERSHIP THE NEXT MORNING. THE NEXT DAY, WHILE STARTING THE CAR, THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED IN HER FACE. I TOOK THE CAR TO ARNOLD PALMER OLDSMOBILE IN CHARLOTTE. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TOLD ME THEY WILL CHECK ON ANY RECALLS BY THE MANUFACTURE. AFTER TEN DAYS, THEY TOLD ME THERE IS NO RECALL AND THE PROBLEM WAS FROM THE HORN MODULA. I THINK THY DID NOT WANT TO BLAME IT ON THE MANUFACTURE. I WOULD LIKE AN ANSWER RATHER THAN A COVER UP.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
734843
Machine
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