# 1995 BUICK LESABRE — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
> NHTSA complaint `705070` · 2009-01-22 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** BUICK
- **Model:** LESABRE
- **Year:** 1995
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
- **Miles at failure:** 140,000
- **Speed:** 5 mph
## Narrative
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 BUICK LESABRE.  WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH IN TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG SPONTANEOUSLY DEPLOYED.  A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED.  AFTER CAREFUL INSPECTION, AN INVESTIGATOR CONCLUDED THAT WATER ENTERED THE AIR BAG MODULE, WHICH CAUSED CORROSION AND UNWARRANTED DEPLOYMENT.  A POLICE OFFICER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO HER VEHICLE THAT WOULD CAUSE THE AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY.  SHE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND IS WAITING FOR A RESPONSE.  THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN PROPERLY REPAIRED.  THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.   4/01/09 *NJ  THE CONSUMER WAS INJURED AS A RESULT OF THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. UPDATED 04/06/09.*JB
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