# 2006 BUICK LUCERNE — WHEELS
> NHTSA complaint `1024700` · 2013-12-02 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** BUICK
- **Model:** LUCERNE
- **Year:** 2006
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** WHEELS
- **Miles at failure:** 168,000
- **Speed:** 35 mph
## Narrative
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BUICK LUCERNE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE BECAME DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY. THE VEHICLE HYDRO-PLANED THREE TIMES, SWERVED OFF THE ROAD AND THEN CRASHED INTO A TREE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.  A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY WITH THE FORCE OF THE IMPACT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT AUTO FACILITY TEMPORARILY. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY DIAGNOSED BY AN INDEPENDENT TIRE CENTER THAT THE ENTIRE FRAME WAS CORRODED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT.  THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 168,000.
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*