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1996 PONTIAC GRAND AM — AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW

1 injured · 363024 · 2002-07-16

Vehicle

Make
PONTIAC
Model
GRAND AM
Year
1996
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
Speed
30 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

MY HUSBANDIS DRIVING AND I AM IN THE PASSENGER SEAT DRIVING DOWN A DIRT ROAD AT 30MPH. WE KNOW YOU CANT GO FAST ON DIRT ROADS SO WE ARE BEING PRECAUTIOUS.ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYS STRIKING ME IN THE FACE. THE VEHICLE COMES TO A STOP AND WE RUSH TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM VIA A FRIEND. I WAS INJURED. MY NECK WAS SEVERELY SWELLED AND BRUISED AS WELL AS NOT BEING ABLE TO HEAR BECAUSE OF DAMAGE TO THE EAR DRUM. THE SHOCK OF THE WHOLE THING HAD MY HUSBAND AND I BOTH SHAKEN UP. WHO KNOWS WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF THIS WAS THE DRIVER AIRBAG INSTEAD OF THE PASSENGER SIDE. WE ARE LUCKY BUT NOT HAPPY.MY HUSBAND AND I FEEL VERY UNSAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE.*AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
764309
Machine
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