NHTSA complaint: 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA — AIR BAGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. WHILE SEATED IN THE PASSENGER SEAT WITH HER DAUGHTER SEATED IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT, THE CONTACT SMELLED A BURNING SMELL COMING FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE AND WENT AROUND THE VEHICLE TO HELP HER PARAPLEGIC DAUGHTER EXIT THE VEHICLE. BEFORE SHE COULD REACH HER DAUGHTER, THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED AND STRUCK HER IN THE BACK, UPPER SHOULDER, AND NECK REGION. THE PARAMEDICS WERE CALLED AND GAVE HER AN ICE PACK. THE CONTACT INFORMED HER TO GO TO HER DOCTOR'S OFFICE FOR FURTHER EVALUATION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,841.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation