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2005 SATURN ION — AIR BAGS

crash3 injured · 986569 · 2013-06-16

Vehicle

Make
SATURN
Model
ION
Year
2005
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
68,000

Severity

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

Narrative

MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING MY 05 SATURN ION 2 QUAD COUPE HOME FROM WORK ON THE INTERSTATE.TRAFFIC STOPPED , CAME TO COMPLETE STOP VEHICLE BEHIND DID NOT BRAKE AND REAR ENDED MY VEHICLE AT ROUGHLY 50+ MPH CAUSING HIM TO HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE IN TURN CAUSING A 6 VEHICLE ACCIDENT. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY CAUSING HIS HEAD TO HIT THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE DRIVER SEAT BROKE IN HALF WITH HIM IN IT LANDING ON THE BACK SEAT. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10519991
Machine
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