# 2000 SAAB 95 — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
> NHTSA complaint `549569` · 2005-08-15 · SAAB CARS USA, INC.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** SAAB
- **Model:** 95
- **Year:** 2000
- **Manufacturer:** SAAB CARS USA, INC.
- **Component:** AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
- **Miles at failure:** 55,000
## Narrative
DT:  THE CONTACT'S WIFE  ON 4-18-05  WAS DRIVING  2000 SAAB. THE CAR WAS IN PARK WHEN SHE MOVED THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BACK, AND  THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. SHE SUSTAINED INJURIES TO  UPPER LEFT ARM AND THE BACK OF  HEAD. SHE DID NOT GO TO THE HOSPITAL OR SEE A DOCTOR.  SHE OCCASIONALLY HAD SOME PROBLEMS WITH  LEFT ARM AND THE BACK OF HEAD. THEY TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER, AND HE FOUND THAT THERE WERE A CLUSTER OF WIRES UNDERNEATH THE SEAT. WHEN THE SEAT WAS MOVED BACK A WIRE WAS CHAFED AND CAUSED A SHORT IN THE SYSTEM , RESULTING IN   AIR BAG TO DEPLOYMENT.  THE SERVICE DEALERSHIP REPAIRED THE PROBLEM ON OR 4-25-05.  THE CONTACT  CALLED  SAAB IN ATLANTA, GAEORGIA,  AND SAAB  PAID FOR THE REPAIR WORK. THE CONTACT HAS NOT HAD ANY FURTHER PROBLEMS.  *AK
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