# 1997 CHEVROLET MALIBU — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
> NHTSA complaint `424533` · 2003-10-12 · 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:** 1997
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
- **Miles at failure:** 100,000
- **Speed:** 35 mph
## Narrative
WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE CONSUMER HIT A POT HOLE AND THEN SHE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE.  THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE IMPACTED A DITCH AND THEN THE  VEHICLE BOUNCED ONTO A FIELD.  NONE OF THE FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED UPON IMPACT.  CONSUMER FRACTURED HER BACK.   *AK   *SCC
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