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2004 SATURN ION — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

crash1 injured · 652337 · 2008-01-05

Vehicle

Make
SATURN
Model
ION
Year
2004
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Miles at failure
45,000
Speed
30 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

ON 12/03/2007 AT 8:41 AM I WAS INVOLVED IN AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT ON I-240 EAST IN MEMPHIS TN. I WAS TRAILING TRAFFIC IN THE PASSING LANE, WHEN TRAFFIC CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. I DIDNT REACT IN TIME AND SUFFERED A FRONTAL COLLISION TO A 2004 SATURN ION THAT I OWN. I WAS TRAVELLING APPROX 30-35 MPH WHEN I STRUCK THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE SEATBELT TENSIONER FAILED RESULTED IN MY GOING HEADFIRST INTO THE STEERING WHEEL. I HAVE SINCE HAD TO HAVE TESTS AT THE DOCTOR FOR MIGRAINES AND STILL EXPERIENCE THE AFTEREFFECTS OF THIS ACCIDENT. *CN

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10213825
Machine
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