# 1998 OLDSMOBILE 98 — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
> NHTSA complaint `550484` · 2005-08-19 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** OLDSMOBILE
- **Model:** 98
- **Year:** 1998
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
- **Speed:** 65 mph
## Narrative
DT:  1996 OLDSMOBILE 98 ELITE.  THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HIT A DEER, AND THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER'S  SIDE AIR BAG DID DEPLOY.   THIS AIR BAG HAD A BIG HOLE IN IT, ALMOST 6-7 INCHES LONG AND 2-3 INCHES WIDE.   ALSO IT HAD A BURNED LOOK TO IT.  NO ONE  INVESTIGATED TO SEE WHY IT HAD A HOLE.  THE WAS TOTALED.  THE CONSUMER'S GRANDDAUGHTER SUSTAINED A DEVIATED SEPTUM. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN.  *AK
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