# 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
> NHTSA complaint `309259` · 2001-08-20 · 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:** TRIBUTE
- **Year:** 2001
- **Manufacturer:** Mazda Motor Corp.
- **Component:** AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
## Narrative
VEHICLE  WAS GOING 30MPH WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE 8 CAR LENGTHS AHEAD STOPPED SHORT AND CAUSED  A CHAIN RECATION. CONSUMER WAS IN A REAREND COLLISION, AND  AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY.  CONSUMER SUFFERED A CONCUSION/ WIPLASH,PROBLEMS TO CERVICAL SPINE AND A HERNIA DISK. INSURANCE AJUSTER INSPECTED DAMAGES, BUT DIDN'T DTERMINE IF  AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. MAZDA SENT CONSUMER BACK TO  INSURANCE COMPANY, AND  WAS NOT SHOWING ANY CONCERN.*AK
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*