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2006 SUBARU IMPREZA — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

crash1 injured · 662505 · 2008-03-20

Vehicle

Make
SUBARU
Model
IMPREZA
Year
2006
Manufacturer
Subaru of America, Inc.
Component
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Speed
90 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

90 MPH HEAD ON CRASH, AND NEITHER THE DRIVER NOR THE PASSENGER AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, RESULTING IN SEVERE HYPEREXTENSION OF THE NECK AND BACK OF THE PASSENGER, CAUSING 4 HERNIATED DISKS, AS WELL AS A SEVERE CONCUSSION RESULTING IN POST CONCUSSIVE DISORDER WITH PERMANENT SHORT TERM MEMORY LOSS. WHEN SUBARU WAS CONTACTED LISTING THE 2006 IMPREZA AND THE ABOVE INFORMATION, WE WERE TOLD THAT THE FEDERAL CRASH TEST RATINGS ARE ONLY FOR HEAD ON COLLISIONS WITH A BRICK WALL, AND IF WE HAD HIT A BRICK WALL THEN THEY WOULD BE LIABLE-SINCE WE HIT A GUARDRAIL TWICE AND WERE JETTISONED ACROSS THE STREET INTO A SHED WHOSE CENTER STEEL SUPPORT BEAM FINALLY STOPPED THE VEHICLE, THEY WERE NOT. OWNER/DRIVER OF VEHICLE WAS CASEY KENDALL OF MOAB, UTAH. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10221915
Machine
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