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2000 VOLVO S70 — AIR BAGS

1 injured · 659053 · 2008-02-26

Vehicle

Make
VOLVO
Model
S70
Year
2000
Manufacturer
Volvo Car USA, LLC
Component
AIR BAGS

Severity

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

Narrative

MY FIANCE WENT OUT TO THE VEHICLE WHICH WAS PARKED TO RETRIEVE AN ITEM SHE LEFT IN IT. UPON HER SITTING DOWN IN THE DRIVER SEAT, MIND YOU THE ENGINE WAS NOT ON NOR WAS THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, THE SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED STRIKING THE LEFT SIDE OF HER FACE. THE FORCE STUNNED HER FOR A FEW SECONDS, LEAVING HER CONFUSED ON WHAT HAD HAPPENED. HER HEARING WAS ALSO AFFECTED. SHE WENT TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM TO GET CHECKED OUT WHERE IT WAS CONCLUDED THAT SHE SUFFERED A SCRATCHED CORNEA DUE TO THE POWDER RELEASED FROM THE AIRBAG, AS WELL AS HER AQUEOUS RADIUS HUMOR OF HER EYE WAS KNOCKED OUT OF BALANCE FROM THE FORCE OF THE DEPLOYMENT. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10219161
Machine
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