# 1996 PONTIAC GRAND AM — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
> NHTSA complaint `407859` · 2003-05-15 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** PONTIAC
- **Model:** GRAND AM
- **Year:** 1996
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
- **Miles at failure:** 143,000
- **Speed:** 30 mph
## Narrative
MY DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WHILE I WAS DRIVING EASTBOUND ON RT. 251 WITHOUT CAUSE. FORTUNATELY, I WAS BY MYSELF AND WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF ONTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. LUCKILY, I SUSTAINED MINOR ABRASIONS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF MY FACE. MY INSURANCE COMPANY WOULD NOT PAY FOR REPAIRS, DUE TO ELECTRICAL SHORT.*JB
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