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2006 PONTIAC TORRENT — AIR BAGS

crash4 injured · 1048293 · 2014-03-20

Vehicle

Make
PONTIAC
Model
TORRENT
Year
2006
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
172,450
Speed
19 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
4
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

ON CHRISTMAS EVE OF 2013 AT ABOUT 5:45PM GOING WEST ON 7MILES RD GOING INTO THE LEFT TURNING LANE BEGINNING TO PROCEED TO LIGHT A VAN CAME THROUGH THE TRAFFIC TWO LANES OVER FROM RIGHT CAME AT ANGLE FROM MOBILE GASTATION CUTTING THROUGH TRAFFIC HE LIKE MET ALMOST HEAD-ON HIT THE FRONT OF TRUCK AND CONTINUED MAKING HIS LEFT GOING EAST ON 7MILES RD CLEARLY HIT AND RUN ME AND THREE OTHER WERE HURT AND I NOTICED THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN THE OWNERS MANUAL FOR THAT TRUCK STATES THAT THE AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED FROM THE IMPACT RANGE 11 TO17 MPH I CONTACT ACTED GENERAL MOTORS THEY CHECKED THE EDR BASICALLY THEY STATED THEIR NOT AT FAULT THAT IT WAS NOT ENOUGH IMPACT FOR THE AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10573903
Machine
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