January 1, 2007
CASES FROM THE SPECIAL CRASH INVESTIGATION PROGRAM
ADULT PASSENGERS WHO SUSTAINED FATAL OR SERIOUS INJURIES IN MINOR TO MODERATE SEVERITY AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT CRASHES
FATAL COUNT CASE NUMBER CASE STATUS CRASH DATE INVESTIGATION DATE STATE AGE SEX HEIGHT (IN) WEIGHT (LBS) RESTRAINT USE VEHICLE MODEL YEAR VEHICLE MAKE VEHICLE MODEL CHANGE IN VELOCITY (MPH) PRE-IMPACT BRAKING INJURY DESCRIPTIONS INJURY SOURCE
1 IN96008 AVAILABLE MAR-96 MAR-96 PA 98 FEMALE 63 126 YES 1994 DODGE CARAVAN 12-16 YES BRAIN UPPER EXT PAB
2 CA97003 AVAILABLE JAN-97 JAN-97 VA 57 MALE 69 190 NO 1995 MITSUBISHI EXPO 15 YES FRACTURE WITH SUBLUXATION OF THE CERVICAL SPINE PAB
3 CA97007 AVAILABLE FEB-97 FEB-97 PA 66 FEMALE 62 140 NO 1995 CHRYSLER NEW YORKER 10 YES CERVICAL SPINE FX AND COMPLETE TRANSECTION OF C-SPINE CORD PAB
  CA97043 AVAILABLE JUL-97 OCT-97 PA 55 FEMALE 61 130 YES 1995 GEO METRO 11 YES C6/C7 FRACTURE / DISLOCATION WITH COMPLETE CORD INJURY RESULTING IN QUADRIPLEGIA PAB
4 CA98002 AVAILABLE SEP-97 JAN-98 PA 88 FEMALE 58 140 NO 1992 LINCOLN CONTINENTAL 17 NO TRANSECTION OF THE TRACHEA, TRANSECTION OF THE BRAINSTEM AND SPINAL CORD C1 PAB
  DS97026 AVAILABLE OCT-97 DEC-97 CO 74 FEMALE 60 110 YES 1995 FORD WINDSTAR 11-18 YES EPIDURAL HEMATOMA CLOSED HEAD INJURY; CEREBRAL CONTUSIONS PAB
5 IN97045 AVAILABLE APR-96 NOV-97 TX 64 FEMALE 64 135 YES 1995 FORD CROWN VICTORIA 8-12 NO LARGE SUBDURAL HEMATOMA PAB
  CA98068 AVAILABLE JUL-96 DEC-98 DE 15 FEMALE 63 110 YES 1994 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER 15 YES PERIOD OF UNCONSCIOUSNESS, INCOMPLETE BRACHIAL PLEXUS INJURY PAB
6 DS98005 AVAILABLE MAY-97 FEB-98 CA 79 FEMALE 62 108 NO 1997 TOYOTA CAMRY 11 YES CEREBRUM HEMATOMA/ HEMORRHAGE SUBDURAL NFS PAB
  CA99013 AVAILABLE DEC-97 MAY-99 FL 16 FEMALE 65 105 NO 1994 PLYMOUTH VOYAGER 9 YES DEFUSE CEREBRAL EDEMA; AVULSION OF THE SMALL NERVES AT C7-T1 WITH STRETCHING AT C6 PAB
  IN98026 AVAILABLE SEP-97 OCT-98 MS 42 MALE UNK UNK UNK 1998 VOLVO S70 9-14 UNK C5/C6 FRACTURE; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD INJURY WITH QUADRIPLEGIA   PAB
  DS99022 AVAILABLE JUL-99 AUG-99 NV 64 FEMALE 62 112 YES 1997 TOYOTA 4-RUNNER 13 YES SUBDURAL HEMATOMA PAB
7 IN00017 AVAILABLE OCT-00 OCT-00 IA 22 FEMALE 67 145 NO 1997 HYUNDAI SONATA 13.4 YES CRITICAL NONANATOMIC BRAIN INJURY WITH UNCONCIOUSNESS PAB
8 CA99039 AVAILABLE MAY-98 SEP-99 PA 85 MALE UNK UNK NO 1998 MERCURY MYSTIQUE 8 YES INTRA-CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE PAB AND RIGHT B-PILLER
9 CA99011 AVAILABLE OCT-98 MAY-99 PA 90 FEMALE 62 170 YES 1997 PONTIAC TRANSPORT 10-12 YES LARGE RIGHT PARIETAL SUBDURAL HEMATOMA PAB
10 CA00002 AVAILABLE JAN-00 JAN-00 MD 85 FEMALE 63 140 MIS-USED - SHOULDER BELT INCORRECTLY POSITIONED UNDER ARM 1993 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS 14.4 NO LEFT SUBDURAL HEMATOMA, NOT FURTHER SPECIFIED PAB
11 2002-75-053A AVAILABLE MAY-02 MAY-02 CO 71 FEMALE 59 120 YES 2000 TOYOTA 4-RUNNER 14.3 NO CEREBRAL HEMATOMA PAB; HEAD REST
  CA03010 UNDER REVIEW SEP-98 FEB-03 GA 50 FEMALE 65 137 UNK 1997 FORD F-150 10.6 YES BRAIN STEM INJURY INVOLVING HEMORRHAGE PAB
12 CA03049 UNDER REVIEW AUG-03 SEP-03 PA 85 FEMALE 61 165 NO 1998 DODGE NEON 11.8 YES CEREBRUM HEMATOMA; SMALL BILATERAL SUBDURAL HEMORRHAGE PAB
13 2004-49-168A UNDER REVIEW JUN-04 JUL-04 TX 56 FEMALE 66 190 YES 2004 MERCEDES-BENZ S430 18.6 UNK SUBDURAL HEMATOMA/ HEMORRHAGE PAB
  2004-45-214K UNDER REVIEW NOV-04 FEB-05 TN 83 FEMALE 66 156 YES 1996 HONDA CIVIC 15.0 UNK SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGES CEREBRUM PAB
ACTIVE - INVESTIGATION INITIATED AND CONTINUING; REPORT NOT YET RECEIVED AT NHTSA   UNK - UNKNOWN N/A - NOT APPLICABLE
UNDER REVIEW - INVESTIGATION COMPLETE; REPORT UNDER REVIEW BY NHTSA STAFF; REPORT NOT AVAILABLE PAB FLAP - PASSENGER'S AIR BAG COVER FLAP PAB - PASSENGER'S AIR BAG
AVAILABLE - REPORT REVIEW COMPLETE; REPORT PLACED IN PUBLIC FILE AND AVAILABLE FROM VOLPE CENTER (617) 494-2640 DAB - DRIVER'S AIR BAG  FX - FRACTURE