# 1999 CHEVROLET PRIZM — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
> NHTSA complaint `439136` · 2003-12-04 · 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:** PRIZM
- **Year:** 1999
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
- **Miles at failure:** 51,000
## Narrative
WHILE DRIVING ON ICY ROADS, THE VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED.  THE VEHICLE WAS PUSHED INTO A EMBANKMENT AND HIT A TREE.  THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN THE CONSUMER. UPON IMPACT, THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY.  THE DRIVER'S HEAD WENT THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD AND THE CONSUMERS CHEST HIT THE STEERING WHEEL.  THE  DRIVER SUSTAINED SPINAL/FACIAL, AND HEAD INJURIES.  THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED, IT WAS NOTED THAT FRONTAL AIR BAG SENSORS HAD BEEN DAMAGED IN THE CRASH.   *AK   *SCC  *JB
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