# NHTSA Defect Petition DP97002
> **SAFETY PERFORMANCE OF AIR BAGS** · Opened 1997-07-09 · Closed 1997-12-09
## Investigation
- **Action number:** DP97002
- **Type:** Defect Petition
- **Open date:** 1997-07-09
- **Close date:** 1997-12-09
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- **Affected makes:** —
- **Affected components:** —
- **Affected model years:** —
- **Affected (make, year) variants:** 1
## Summary

MR. FRIEDMAN PETITIONED THE AGENCY TO CONDUCT AN INVESTIGATION TO DETERMINE WHETHER SOME AIR BAGS DEPLOY WITH SUFFICIENT IMPULSIVE FORCE TO CAUSE SERIOUS AND POTENTIALLY FATAL CHEST INJURIES TO AN INDIVIDUAL WHO IS WELL WITHIN THE SPACE INTO WHICH THE AIR BAG DEPLOYS.

## Source
- [NHTSA ODI investigation page](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/owners/SearchResults?searchType=ID&targetCategory=I&searchCriteria.nhtsa_ids=DP97002)
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