# 1996 PONTIAC GRAND AM — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
> NHTSA complaint `796404` · 2010-06-29 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 3
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** PONTIAC
- **Model:** GRAND AM
- **Year:** 1996
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
- **Miles at failure:** 20,478
- **Speed:** 60 mph
## Narrative
I WAS TRAVELING ALONG THE HIGHWAY GOING EXACTLY 60 MPH WHEN SOMETHING POPPED CAUSING ME TO LOSE CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE ( ALL PASSENGERS WERE IN SEAT BELTS) WE SLID DOWN A DITCH HITTING A LIGHT POLE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO COME TO A STOP NEITHER THE DRIVER OR THE PASSENGER BAG DEPLOYED. WE WERE TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED AND THE AIR BAGS MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING MY FIANCE TO HIT HER HEAD ON THE DASH. *TR
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