Consumer Complaint Detail

BUICK / REGAL / 1996

Recalls
1 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 003243078 Incident Date: Aug, 17 2003
Consumer's City: BOWMAN Consumer's State: ND
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: REGAL Model Year: 1996
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Air bags:frontal
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 1
Vehicle's VIN#: 2G4WD52K8T1 Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Dec, 17 2003 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Sep, 08 2000
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: When the driver put the key in the ignition, the air bag deployed. the driver sustained minor facial burns and bruises and was taken to the hospital emergency room. a buick engineer determined there was a defect in the air bag, but could not determine what caused air bag deployment. *ak *cb *jb