# 2002 SATURN VUE — AIR BAGS
> NHTSA complaint `641183` · 2007-10-05 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 2
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** SATURN
- **Model:** VUE
- **Year:** 2002
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** AIR BAGS
- **Speed:** 40 mph
## Narrative
MY 16 YEAR OLD SON WAS DRIVING.  MY 13 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS HIS PASSENGER.  HE WAS DRIVING A 2002 SATURN VUE.  HE HIT A TREE, DEAD-ON, GOING 40 MPH.  THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.  FIREFIGHTERS, POLICE, AMBULANCE FOLKS, BODY SHOP REP:  THEY ALL SAID THE SAME THING AND LOOK AT ME WITH AMAZEMENT THAT THIS HAPPENED (OR DIDN'T HAPPEN).  I BOUGHT THE CAR WITH THE IMPRESSION IT WAS EQUIPPED WITH WORKING AIRBAGS.  IF A VEHICLE HITS SOMEONE, DEAD-ON, GOING 40MPH, I EXPECT AIRBAGS TO WORK, ESPECIALLY WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SOLD TO ME USING THIS AS A FEATURE.  LAST NIGHT, A WEEK AFTER OUR ACCIDENT, WE PASSED YET ANOTHER VUE ACCIDENT SO I STOPPED OUT OF CURIOSITY.  THIS LADY WAS TRAVELING 40-45 MPH AND REAR ENDED ANOTHER CAR.  GUESS WHAT, HER AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY EITHER.  I SUPPOSE I'LL HAVE TO START MY OWN LITTLE "SATURN" INVESTIGATION SERVICE AS I INTEND TO FIND OUT JUST HOW OFTEN THIS HAPPENS.  THIS LADY HAD A 2007 VUE, SO I DO NOT ACCEPT MY CAR BEING OLDER OR ANYTHING ELSE AS AN EXCUSE OF SOMETHING THAT LOOKS TO ME LIKE WAS DEFECTIVE TO START WITH.  *TR
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