1996 PONTIAC GRAND AM — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1996 PONTIAC GRAND AM — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
Start: 2004-01-18

1 injured · 461817 · 2004-04-08

Vehicle

Make: PONTIAC
Model: GRAND AM
Year: 1996
Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Component: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
Miles at failure: 106,847

Severity

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

Narrative

AIR BAG DEPLOYED WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE. I LEANED IN TO START MY 96 PONTIAC GRAND AM AND WHEN I TURNED THE IGNITION THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED INJURING MY CHEST AND NECK. GM TAKES NO RESPONSIBILITY AS THEY SAY IT IS A MAINTENANCE ISSUE DUE TO STANDING WATER AROUND THE DEPLOYMENT MODULE. *JB *SC *JB

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10062734
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown