# 2005 GMC YUKON XL 1500 — AIR BAGS
> NHTSA complaint `1037044` · 2014-02-06 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** GMC
- **Model:** YUKON XL 1500
- **Year:** 2005
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** AIR BAGS
- **Speed:** 41 mph
## Narrative
2005 GMC YUKON XL 1500.  CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AIR BAG MALFUNCTION DURING ACCIDENT.  *SMD  THE CONSUMER STATED HE AND HIS WIFE WERE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT ON DECEMBER 6, 2013. THE VEHICLE WENT A PROLONGED SKID ON BLACK ICE, SPUN AROUND SEVERAL TIMES, AND STRUCK A GUARDRAIL HEAD-ON. THE SUPPORT POSTS BROKE, AND THE VEHICLE WENT AIRBORNE, CLEARING OVER THE TOP OF THE GUARDRAIL AND TRAVELED A DISTANCE OF 40 FEET THROUGH THE AIR, LANDING ABOUT 30 FEET BELOW THE LEVEL OF THE ROADWAY IN A MUDDY PASTURE, IN TREES ON ITS WHEELS. THE CONSUMERS WIFE WAS INJURED, DUE TO BEING THROWN FROM THE SHOULDER BELT BY THE ANTI-CLOCKWISE SPIN OF THE VEHICLE.  *JB  UPDATED 04/08/14
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*