NHTSA complaint: 1996 PONTIAC GRAND AM — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
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
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation