# 2003 PONTIAC VIBE — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
> NHTSA complaint `705015` · 2009-01-21 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** PONTIAC
- **Model:** VIBE
- **Year:** 2003
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
- **Miles at failure:** 87,000
- **Speed:** 40 mph
## Narrative
19 JAN 2009, 2003 PONTIAC VIBE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE CROSSING A INTERSECTION. AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SALVAGE YARD. WHILE REMOVING THE CONTENTS, I WAS ABLE TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE FRONT END, ONE AIR BAG (RH) SENSOR WAS COMPLETELY MISSED AND THE LEFT SENSOR (LH) WAS UNABLE TO BE SEEN, BUT THE LOCATION OF THE (LH) SENSOR APPEARED TO TAKE A DIRECT HIT. THREE PEOPLE WERE IN THE VIBE. *TR
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*