# 2002 MAZDA PROTEGE — AIR BAGS
> NHTSA complaint `533737` · 2005-05-05 · Mazda Motor Corp.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** MAZDA
- **Model:** PROTEGE
- **Year:** 2002
- **Manufacturer:** Mazda Motor Corp.
- **Component:** AIR BAGS
- **Miles at failure:** 29,000
- **Speed:** 35 mph
## Narrative
ON MARCH 15, 2005 I WAS INVOLVED IN A PILE-UP ACCIDENT. THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN ME FROM HITTING THE STEERING WHEEL WITH MY CHEST. I HAD A FRACTURED RIB.  MY CAR IS A MAZDA PROTEGE 5 AND THE VIN3 IS: [XXX].    INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).  *TR
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