NHTSA complaint: 2002 ISUZU AXIOM — AIR BAGS
DT: ON JULY 3RD THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER IN REFERENCE TO THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG, RECALL # 03V113000. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GALLES MOTOR CO. TO HAVE THE RECALL REPAIRED AT NO COST TO THE CONSUMER . ON JULY 11, 2005 THE CONSUMER'S WIFE HAD AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH SHE WAS INJURED. SHE REAR ENDED A CAR SITTING AT A RED LIGHT WHILE SHE WAS GOING 45 MPH. SHE WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT AT THE TIME BUT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE WEATHER WAS DRY AND THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE GOOD. T HE VEHICLE HASN'T BEEN TAKEN TOT HE DEALER YET FOR INSPECTION. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY SAID FOR HIM TO TAKE IT TO A MECHANIC. HE HASN'T BEEN ABLE TO GET A HOLD OF THE MFR. AT PRESENT, HIS CAR IS STILL AT THE WRECKING YARD. *NM
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation