# 1997 BUICK LESABRE — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
> NHTSA complaint `460892` · 2004-03-16 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** BUICK
- **Model:** LESABRE
- **Year:** 1997
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
- **Miles at failure:** 115,000
## Narrative
WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS HIT ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AND THE FRONT AIR BAGS INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED.   DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG CAUGHT ON FIRE AFTER THE DRIVER WAS EVACUATED.  THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE WAS CONSUMED BY THE FIRE.   DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES, AND  WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL.  FIRE DEPARTMENT CONFIRMED THAT THE FIRE STARTED FROM  DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG.  *AK
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*