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1998 PONTIAC SUNFIRE — AIR BAGS:ON-OFF SWITCH ASSEMBLY

crash · 303488 · 2001-07-16

Vehicle

Make
PONTIAC
Model
SUNFIRE
Year
1998
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
AIR BAGS:ON-OFF SWITCH ASSEMBLY

Severity

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

Narrative

DEALER(TAYLOR CHEVROLET, LANCASTER, OH; PHONE# 740/653-2091) HAD INSTALLED AN AIR BAG ON/OFF SWITCH ON WRONG SIDE, VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT DURING WHICH AIR BAG ON DRIVER'S SIDE DEPLOYED WITH SWITCH ON THE OFF MODE. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND REIMBURSED CONSUMER. *AK *SLC

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
892833
Machine
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