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2003 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

2 injured · 441724 · 2003-01-06

Vehicle

Make
OLDSMOBILE
Model
SILHOUETTE
Year
2003
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Miles at failure
10,000

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
2
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED. AS A RESULT THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES AND A TORN LIGAMENT TO THE HAND AND ARMS. PRIOR TO THESE INCIDENTS THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. THE CAUSE OF THE AIR BAG FAILURE HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED. *PH *CB *JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10048365
Machine
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