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1999 CHEVROLET MALIBU — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

1 injured · 546686 · 2005-07-29

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
MALIBU
Year
1999
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Miles at failure
101,000

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

SMALL BUMP ACCIDENT AIR BAGS ARE SUPPOSE TO BE FOR MODERATE TO HEAVY FRONTAL ACCIDENTS. YET THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED ON MY VEHICLE WHEN MY DAUGHTER HAD A ACCIDENT WHERE SHE BARLEY BUMPED THE VEHICLE AHEAD OF HER. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO EITHER VEHICLE EXCEPT THE AIR BAGS. IN FACT, SHE WAS INJURED MORE BY THE BAGS (SHE WAS DAZED AND HAD A HEAD ACHE) THEN THE BUMP. IF IT HAD NOT BEEN FOR THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYING THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN NO DAMAGE OF ANY KIND. IF AIR BAGS ARE FOR MODERATE AND WORSE ACCIDENTS WHY ARE THEY DEPLOYING ON A SLIGHT IMPACT ACCIDENT? *NM

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10130612
Machine
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