# 1997 CHEVROLET CAVALIER — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
> NHTSA complaint `515192` · 2004-12-13 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** CAVALIER
- **Year:** 1997
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
## Narrative
DEFECTIVE STEERING COLUMN IN 97 CAVALIER, CAUSED AN ACCIDENT RESULTING IN EXTREME INJURIES.  *BF  NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 02V286000.  THE CONSUMER WAS MAKING A SLOW LEFT AND THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT.  THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED LATE STRIKING THE CONSUMERS LEFT EYE.  *TC  *JB
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