# 2008 PONTIAC G5 — AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
> NHTSA complaint `759618` · 2010-02-06 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** PONTIAC
- **Model:** G5
- **Year:** 2008
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
- **Miles at failure:** 46,000
- **Speed:** 55 mph
## Narrative
I  HIT AN OIL SPOT ON I-24 WHICH RESULTED IN A TOTAL LOST OF A 2008 G5 IN 9/09 ; THE CARS FRONT HIT HEAD ON @ 55 MILES AN HR.THE OUTSIDE GUARD RAIL , THEN THE CAR TURN SERVERAL TIMES HITTING THE INSIDE CONCRETE WALL ON BOTH SIDES AND REAR , THE CAR HAD SIDE AND FRONT AIR BAGS WHICH DID NOT DEPLOY, THE STATE TROOPER SAID THAT I WAS LUCKY TO BE ALIVE. MY WIFE CALLED THE PONTIAC DEALER WERE THE CAR WAS TOWED TO. MY WIFE WAS ASKED  HOW BAD WAS I HURT SINCE THE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY,WE WERE TOLD WE NEEDED TO FILE A COMPLAINT SOMEONE ELSE MAY NOT BE SO LUCKY.  *CN
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