Consumer Complaint Detail

BUICK / LESABRE / 1997

Recalls
1 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 0000266712 Incident Date: Jan, 01 1970
Consumer's City: SUGAR LAND Consumer's State: TX
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: LESABRE Model Year: 1997
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Air bags:frontal:driver side:inflator module
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 1
Vehicle's VIN#: 1G4HP52K6VH Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Mar, 15 2004 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: While driving consumer's vehicle was hit on the passenger's side and the front air bags inadvertently deployed. driver's side air bag caught on fire after the driver was evacuated. the interior of the vehicle was consumed by the fire. driver sustained minor injuries, and was transported to the hospital. fire department confirmed that the fire started from driver's side air bag. *ak