| Components - Details | |
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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 003208332 | Incident Date: Mar, 01 2003 |
| Consumer's City: CHARLOTTE | Consumer's State: NC |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Mazda Motor Corp. |
| Model Name: TRIBUTE | Model Year: 2002 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes | Component's Description: Air bags |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 2 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 4F2CU09172K | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Apr, 06 2003 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: Yes | Purchase Date: Apr, 23 2002 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Driver of vehicle 1 ran red light at an approximate speed of 40-45 mph and hit passenger door of vehicle 2 causing severe damage to passenger side of vehicle 2 and totally front end of vehicle 1. we own vehicle 2. it is a mazda tribute 4 door sports utility vehicle with dual front air bags and option air bag 2 which is front-side air bags. we have digital pictures of vehicle 2 that we can send you. our concern is that given the violence and location of the impact to the passenger door, why did the passenger side airbag fail to activate? |
