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BRIDGESTONE BRIDGESTONE — AIR BAGS

crash1 injured · 379804 · 2002-10-09

Vehicle

Make
BRIDGESTONE
Model
BRIDGESTONE
Year
Manufacturer
Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations
Component
AIR BAGS

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE BLEWOUT, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF HER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WENT INTO THE MEDIAN AND BECAME AIRBORNE (ROLLING OVER SEVERAL TIMES) ABOUT 4-5 MORE TIMES ON THE GROUND, HIT A SEMI-TRUCK TRAVELING ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE ROAD, FINALLY COMING TO A REST. ALSO, WITH THE FORCE OF THE IMPACT ON THE SIDES OF THE VEHICLE, PARTICULARLY THE DRIVER SIDE, IT WOULD SEEM TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO ACTIVATE THE SIDE AIRBAGS, YET THE SAFTEY FEATURE DID NOT PERFORM, BRIDGESTONE DUELER H/T. *SCC

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
567784
Machine
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