# 2005 BUICK RAINIER — AIR BAGS
> NHTSA complaint `726191` · 2009-07-07 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** BUICK
- **Model:** RAINIER
- **Year:** 2005
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** AIR BAGS
- **Miles at failure:** 38,000
- **Speed:** 45 mph
## Narrative
2005 BUICK RAINIER WAS IN A HEAD ON  COLLISION WITH A CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY VAN IN  COMING TRAFFIC.  MY WIFE DRIVING THE RAINIER HIT HER HEAD ON THE STEERING WHEEL AND BENT IT. SHE RECEIVE A LARGE LACERATION REQUIRING ABOUT 30 STITCHES, CLAVICLE STRAIN,  BROKEN COLLAR BONE AND MULTIPLE BRUISES. SHE WAS WEARING THE SEAT BELT.  COLLISION WAS STRONG ENOUGH TO LIFT THE REAR OF THE CAR OFF THE GROUND AND TURN IT FACING THE SAME DIRECTION AS THE VAN SHE HIT.  THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY! *TR
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