THE CONSUMER SLAMMED ON THE BRAKE TO AVOID A COLLISION AND ALMOST SIMULTANEOUSLY THE AIR BAGS VIOLENTLY DEPLOYED CAUSING THE DRIVER TO REAR END THE VEHICLE AHEAD OF IT, THE DEPLOYMENT BURNED BOTH OF THE DRIVERS UPPER ARMS AND FOREARMS, CUT AND BRUISED THE CHIN, BROKE ONE TOOTH AND LOOSED PORCELAIN BRIDGE, DAMAGED ESOPHAGUS AND DAMAGED STERNUM, THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED BURNS TO THE FACE AND DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT EARDRUM, THE NEXT DAY THE CONSUMER RECIEVED RECALL 98V-146 FOR INADVERTENT AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT . NLM