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1996 PONTIAC GRAND AM — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

crash1 injured · 457916 · 2004-03-03

Vehicle

Make
PONTIAC
Model
GRAND AM
Year
1996
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Miles at failure
137,000

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

TO AVOID HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE HEAD ON DRIVER VEERED OFF THE ROAD AND RAN INTO A TELEPHONE POLE. UPON IMPACT, FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER'S HEAD CRACKED THE WINDSHIELD, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO BE UNCONSCIOUS FOR ABOUT 45 MINUTES. ALSO, DRIVER'S TEETH HIT THE STEERING WHEEL AND CRACKED. IN ADDITION, DRIVER'S RIGHT ARM, RIGHT KNEE, AND NECK WERE INJURED. ONCE DRIVER REGAINED CONSCIOUSNESS HE DROVE TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM BECAUSE NO ONE STOPPED TO HELP. *AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10061268
Machine
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