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2004 SAAB 9-3 — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

crash1 injured · 504412 · 2004-11-01

Vehicle

Make
SAAB
Model
9-3
Year
2004
Manufacturer
SAAB CARS USA, INC.
Component
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

Severity

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

Narrative

COMPLAINT RECEIVED VIA E-MAIL." I HAD AN ACCIDENT WITH MY CAR. THE AIR BAG ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DID NOT DEPLOY YET THE PASSENGER SIDE DID. IT WAS A TOTAL FRONT COLLISION IN WHICH I HIT A FORD ECONOLINE VAN IN THE REAR END AND WAS DRIVING AT THE SPEED OF APPROX 50 KPH. NO ONE WAS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AND THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. I WAS DRIVING AND BELTED YET MY AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. I HIT THE STEERING WHEEL. ALL THE MECHANICS THAT SAW THE CAR AND HEARD OF THE ACCIDENT COULD NOT BELIEVE THAT THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT TO OFF. THERE WAS OVER $17,000 IN DAMAGE TO THE CAR AND I WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. A GM ENGINEER CAME OUT AND CHECKED OUT THE BLACK BOX ON THE MY CAR, IT WAS ALSO FAULTY AND WAS UNABLE TO COMMUNICATE WITH HIS COMPUTER." PLEASE SEND COPY OF THE PICTURES YOU E-MAILED BACK WITH YOUR COMPLAINT FORM. *JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10099093
Machine
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