NHTSA complaint: 1996 BUICK REGAL — AIR BAGS
THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT IMPACT WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH. THE DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT, THE AIR BAG LIGHT HAD COME ON. THE CONSUMER HAD GONE TO TWO SEPARATE SERVICE DEALERS WHO SUGGESTED THAT IT WAS OKAY TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE UNTIL THE REPAIRS COULD BE MADE. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE MODULE COIL AND WIRE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH THE ENTIRE AIR BAG ASSEMBLY. THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. *SCC *JB
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation