# 1999 MAZDA PROTEGE — AIR BAGS
> NHTSA complaint `387461` · 2003-01-02 · 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:** PROTEGE
- **Year:** 1999
- **Manufacturer:** Mazda Motor Corp.
- **Component:** AIR BAGS
## Narrative
BRAKES FAILED WHICH CAUSED CONSUMER TO HIT A STEEL BEAM POLE.  THERE THERE WERE NO BRAKE INDICATORS PRIOR TO ACCIDENT, AFTER THE IMPACT AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AND  CONSUMER SUSTAINED MAJOR INJURIES.   *TT  CONSUMER HASN'T RECEIVED A RESPONSE FRON MAZDA NORTH AMERICA.   SCC.  *AK
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