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2005 SATURN VUE — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

crash2 injured · 599801 · 2006-10-16

Vehicle

Make
SATURN
Model
VUE
Year
2005
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Miles at failure
24,657
Speed
45 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

AS ENTERING THE INTERSECTION OF HWY 173 AND BI PASS 534. OTHER VEHICLE TURNED LEFT IN FRONT OF ME. I HAD THE GREEN LIGHT. MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING MY 2005 SATURN VUE. WE WERE GOING BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MILES PER HOUR IN A 55 MPH ZONE. THE FRONT CENTER TO THE LEFT FRONT CORNER COLLIDED WITH THE OTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE INSURANCE COMPANY SAID SOMETIMES THEY JUST DON'T. AT THE SEEN OF THE ACCIDENT THE EMT TOLD ME I SHOULD GET OUT OF THE CAR IF I WAS ABLE TO. BECAUSE THE AIR BAGS MIGHT STILL DEPLOY, AS THEY HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO DO SO BEFORE. THE INSURANCE COMPANY REFUSES TO PAY FOR NEW AIR BAGS. STATING THAT THERE IS NO DANGER OF THEM UNEXPECTEDLY DEPLOYING. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THEY MIGHT UNEXPECTEDLY. *NM

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10171010
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