# 2004 SATURN ION — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
> NHTSA complaint `548145` · 2005-08-05 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 3
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** SATURN
- **Model:** ION
- **Year:** 2004
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
- **Speed:** 40 mph
## Narrative
3 VEHICLE ACCIDENT.  I COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE AND MY AIR BAGS DEPLOYED.  HOWEVER, MY DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED INCORRECTLY.  RATHER THEN ONE LARGE AIR BAG, IT CAME OUT IN TWO PIECES DUE TO A FAILURE IN THE STEERING WHEEL "OPENING" COMPLETELY TO RELEASE THE ENTIRE AIR BAG.  THIS LEFT THE TOP PORTION OF THE STEERING WHEEL EXPOSED.  *JB
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