# 1998 PONTIAC GRAND AM — AIR BAGS
> NHTSA complaint `664822` · 2008-04-08 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** PONTIAC
- **Model:** GRAND AM
- **Year:** 1998
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** AIR BAGS
- **Miles at failure:** 154,000
## Narrative
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 PONTIAC GRAND AM.  WHILE THE CONTACT WAS SEATED IN THE PARKED VEHICLE, THE AIR BAGS SUDDENLY DEPLOYED AND STRUCK HER IN THE FACE.  SHE WAS BADLY BRUISED.  A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED.  SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE AIR BAG MODULE WAS CORRODED.  THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN.  THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 160,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 154,000.
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*