# 2004 BUICK CENTURY — AIR BAGS
> NHTSA complaint `605294` · 2006-12-05 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 2
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** BUICK
- **Model:** CENTURY
- **Year:** 2004
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** AIR BAGS
- **Miles at failure:** 12,646
- **Speed:** 50 mph
## Narrative
MY PARENT'S VEHICLE, A 2004 BUICK CENTURY, COLLIDED WITH A GUARD RAIL ON AN ENTRANCE RAMP TO I-81 IN CHRISTIANSBURG, VA.  THEY WERE WEARING SEAT BELTS/SHOULDER HARNESS.  MAIN IMPACT WAS FRONT LEFT BUMPER, WHICH WAS PUSHED IN ~ 3 FEET IN A NARROW INDENTATION; HOOD WAS CRUMPLED.  THERE WAS DAMAGE TO LEFT SIDE OF VEHICLE.  THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.  BOTH PASSENGERS SUSTAINED INJURIES AND WERE TAKEN TO LOCAL HOSPITAL'S EMERGENCY ROOM.  I SUSPECT THEIR INJURIES WOULD HAVE BEEN LESS SEVER HAD THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED.  DAMAGE TO VEHICLE IS VERY EXTENSIVE.  *NM  UPDATED 12/05/06. *JB
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