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2005 SATURN VUE — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

crash2 injured · 578886 · 2006-04-11

Vehicle

Make
SATURN
Model
VUE
Year
2005
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Miles at failure
20,000
Speed
35 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
2
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE VEHICLE CRASHED AND THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED BUT DID NOT INFLATE. THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WAS THE POINT OF IMPACT IN THE CRASH. THE CONTACT REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE 2 OCCUPANTS IN THE VEHICLE, BOTH WERE WEARING SEAT BELTS DID NOT TIGHTEN TO KEEP CONTACT AND PASSENGER FROM HITTING THE STEERING WHEEL OR DASHBOARD. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED NECK,BACK, CHEST AND TOOTH INJURIES. PASSENGER SUFFERED FROM B URNS FROM MATERIAL THAT CAME OUT OF THE AIR BAGS, AND SUSTAINED CHEST, BACK AND LEG AND BACK INJURIES FROM HITTING DASHBOARD. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. *AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10155066
Machine
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