# 2003 SATURN ION — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
> NHTSA complaint `543959` · 2005-07-13 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 6
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** SATURN
- **Model:** ION
- **Year:** 2003
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
- **Miles at failure:** 19,000
- **Speed:** 50 mph
## Narrative
MY DAUGHTER (17 YEARS OLD) HAD AN ACCIDENT FOUR DAYS AGO.  SHE HIT A TREE - HEAD ON GOING SOMEWHERE AROUND 40 MPH.  NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED.   EMERGENCY PERSONNEL - AGAIN - WERE IN A STATE OF SHOCK AND AWE.    THIS IS OUR FOURTH (4TH) GM VEHICLE INVOLVED IN A "TOTAL LOSS" ACCIDENT WHERE THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.
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