# 1999 MAZDA MX-5 MIATA — STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
> NHTSA complaint `283021` · 2001-03-05 · Mazda Motor Corp.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** MAZDA
- **Model:** MX-5 MIATA
- **Year:** 1999
- **Manufacturer:** Mazda Motor Corp.
- **Component:** STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
## Narrative
THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH AT THE TIME OF IMPACT THE STEERING WHEEL CAME OFF THE MAIN COLUMN, AHEAD OF THE AIR BAG AND HIT THE DRIVER, IT SEEMS THIS MAY HAVE OCCURED WHEN THE AIR BAG WENT OFF, THE DRIVER STATED THAT THE AIR BAG DID NOT SEEM TO INFLATE FULLY.  NLM
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