# 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM — AIR BAGS
> NHTSA complaint `540128` · 2005-06-17 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** PONTIAC
- **Model:** GRAND AM
- **Year:** 2003
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** AIR BAGS
- **Miles at failure:** 28,187
- **Speed:** 68 mph
## Narrative
I DROVE FROM THE STATE OF VIRGINIA, HEADING TO RENO, NV TO VISIT FAMILY.  I WAS DRIVING A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM SE1 3.4L.  THE CONDITIONS OF THE ROAD WERE WET, AS IT WAS RAINING.  THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT WAS 75MPH - I WAS TRAVELLING AT 68MPH.  I WAS INVOLVED IN A SINGLE CAR ACCIDENT, IN FORT BRIDGER, WYOMING.  A SEMI-TRUCK CUT IN FRONT OF ME, IN THE LEFT LANE, FROM THE RIGHT LANE - SPLASHING ALOT OF WATER OVER MY VEHICLE.  I HYDROPLANED AND MY CAR SPUN OUT OF CONTROL TO THE RIGHT.  I HIT THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD GUARD RAIL WITH THE LEFT/FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, AND THEN THE CAR SLID ACROSS THE ROAD RAMMING THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ROAD GUARD RAIL, DEAD CENTER IN THE REAR END.  I WAS WEARING MY SEAT BELT, BUT I WAS STILL SLAMMED AND JOLTED FORWARD AND SIDEWAYS.  NEITHER OF MY DUAL FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED.  THE SPEED THAT WAS CALCULATED BY THE HIGHWAY PATROL AT THE TIME THAT I HIT THE GUARD RAIL WAS AT A MINIMUM OF 60-65MPH.  THE AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED WITH EITHER IMPACT OF THE FRONT AND REAR, AT A MINIMUM SPEED OF 35MPH, AND THEY DID NOT.  I HAVE PICTURES OF THE VEHICLE FROM THE INCIDENT.
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