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2003 SATURN VUE — AIR BAGS

crash3 injured · 874269 · 2011-08-16

Vehicle

Make
SATURN
Model
VUE
Year
2003
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
94,000
Speed
55 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
3
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY IN 55-MPH ZONE, FORCED TO LANE CHANGE BY MERGING TRAFFIC TRAVELING FAST. HAD TO COME BACK INTO FIRST LANE AS ANOTHER CAR SPED UP IN PASSING LANE AT SAME TIME WE MOVED OVER. NOWHERE TO GO; CAR SPUN OUT, ROLLED AND HIT HILL ON SIDE OF HIGHWAY. VEHICLE HAD FRONT AIRBAGS (DRIVER AND PASSENGER), AND SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS FOR FRONT AND REAR PASSENGERS. AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED THROUGHOUT ACCIDENT. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLY DEMOLISHED. THANK GOD, WE ARE ALIVE, BUT TOTAL DEMOLITION WITH NO AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT? HOW AND WHY DID THIS MALFUNCTION? *KB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10419738
Machine
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