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2004 SATURN ION — AIR BAGS

crash3 injured · 508271 · 2004-11-26

Vehicle

Make
SATURN
Model
ION
Year
2004
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
8,600

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
3
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

PROBLEMS: A. AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY . B. DRIVER'S SEAT COLLAPSE AND DENT REAR-ENDED WHILE STOPPED AT A RAILROAD CROSSING. UPON IMPACT SEAT FLEW BACK, HIT BACK SEAT AND DENTED. OUR STOPPED CAR WAS THEN PUSHED INTO THE STOPPED VEHICLE IN FRONT. OUR CAR WAS SMASHED AT FRONT AND BACK AND NEITHER FRONT NOR SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. NO SKID MARKS REPORTED AND NO BRAKES APPLIED BY OFFENDING CAR SO OUR 2004 SATURN ION TOOK THE FULL IMPACT AND WAS SANDWICHED BETWEEN A CAMRY FROM BEHIND AND A GMC JIMMY IN FRONT. WOMAN IN JIMMY TAKEN BY AMBULANCE TO HOSPITAL SINCE SHE WAS PREGNANT. MY SON DRIVING THE SATURN HAD HIS WIFE PICK HIM UP AND PROCEEDED TO E/R WHERE HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH CERVICAL STRAIN. DRIVER OF CAMRY HAD HER HUSBAND PICK HER UP. ALL 3 VEHICLES WERE TOWED. OUR SATURN WILL MOST LIKELY BE TOTALED. WE TOOK PICTURES AS DID THE POLICE IN SPOKANE, WA.. *AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10100559
Machine
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