NHTSA complaint: 2008 PONTIAC G5 — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G5. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH WHEN THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED INDEPENDENTLY. THE PASSENGER WAS STRUCK BY THE AIR BAG AND SUSTAINED A BRUISED EYE. THE VEHICLE HEADLINER WAS DAMAGED DURING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING THE REPAIRS, AS THE PARTS NEEDED FOR REPAIRS WERE NOT READILY AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 25,175.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation