# 1999 CHEVROLET MALIBU — AIR BAGS
> NHTSA complaint `407516` · 2003-05-14 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** MALIBU
- **Year:** 1999
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** AIR BAGS
- **Speed:** 50 mph
## Narrative
MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN I WAS IN A 50 MPH HEAD ON CRASH.  ONE CAR ACCIDENT AGAINST A MEDIUM WHICH LED TO PAIN IN MY NECK, CHEST, AND LOWER BACK. I WAS GOING HOME IN LEFT LANE AND TWO SPEEDING CARS PAST ME AND CUT ME OFF, DIDN'T STOP AND I HIT A METAL RAIL.  I'M VERY UPSET BECAUSE IT COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL. THE CAR IS A 99 CHEVROLET MALIBU WHICH WE PURCHASED FROM CARMAX AND THEY SAID THEY SOLD US A CAR WITH NO DEFECTS.  WHERE DO SEARCH FOR ANSWERS?  THE CAR IS REPARABLE BUT MIGHT NOT BE IN THE SAME CONDITION WHEN I GET IT BACK.  I'M VERY HAPPY I DIDN'T HAVE MY CHILDREN IN THAT CAR THEN.   *NLM
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