# 2007 BUICK LUCERNE — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
> NHTSA complaint `661222` · 2008-03-12 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** BUICK
- **Model:** LUCERNE
- **Year:** 2007
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
- **Miles at failure:** 5,000
## Narrative
I HAD ENTERED A LEFT TURN LANE AND HAD GOTTEN OVER THE LINE INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC.  ANOTHER VEHICLE STRUCK ME HEAD-ON AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MILES PER HOUR.  MY AIR BAGS (SIDE AND FRONT) DID NOT DEPLOY.  I STRUCK THE STEERING WHEEL WITH MY RIGHT CHEST (THE SEATBELTS WORKED).  IT TOOK OVER 6 WEEKS FOR THE BLOOD ACCUMULATION AND BRUISING TO SUBSIDE.  WHEN I CALLED MY BUICK DEALER, THEY TOLD ME THAT IF I HAD NOT HIT THE FRONT BUMPER IN THE CENTER, THAT THE AIRBAG MIGHT NOT DEPLOY.  I CONSIDER THAT NONSENSE, SINCE EVEN THE MOTOR MOUNTS WERE BROKEN, RESULTING IN THE VEHICLE BEING TOTALED.  *TR
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