# 2006 MAZDA MAZDA3 — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
> NHTSA complaint `621199` · 2007-04-20 · Mazda Motor Corp.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** MAZDA
- **Model:** MAZDA3
- **Year:** 2006
- **Manufacturer:** Mazda Motor Corp.
- **Component:** AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
- **Miles at failure:** 22,000
## Narrative
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MAZDA 3.  ON MARCH 14, 2007 WHILE COMPLETELY STOPPED DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC THE  CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS STRUCK  FROM BEHIND BY A 2005 KIA OPTIMA TRAVELING AT 45 MPH.  THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS PUSHED TO THE LEFT, SPUN 180 DEGREES AND CRASHED HEAD ON INTO A 1997 TOYOTA CAMRY DRIVING 45 MPH.  THE CONTACT SUSTAINED  A SEVERE SPRAIN TO HIS RIGHT WRIST, ANKLE AND KNEE, AND WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL BY AN AMBULANCE.    UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY.  THERE  WAS A POLICE REPORT.  THE CONTACT WAS  CONCERNED OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED DUE TO THE AIR BAGS NOT DEPLOYING.  THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 22000.  *AK
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*