Consumer Complaint Detail

BUICK / LESABRE / 1997

Recalls
1 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 006085221 Incident Date: Oct, 28 2006
Consumer's City: PERU Consumer's State: IL
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: LESABRE Model Year: 1997
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Air bags:frontal:driver side:inflator module
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 1
Vehicle's VIN#: 1G4HP52K3VH Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Nov, 12 2006 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Dt*: the contact stated while driving 70 mph on normal dry road conditions, the driver side airbag deployed without warning. the 17 year-old driver suffered first degree burns on the right forearm, and was taken to a hospital. the vehicle was not seen by a dealer, however the manufacturer was contacted. the manufacturer determined that the inflater module may corrode, causing inadvertent deployment of the airbag. updated 12/15/06. *jb