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2014 BUICK ENCLAVE — SEATS

1 injured · 1093695 · 2014-08-03

Vehicle

Make
BUICK
Model
ENCLAVE
Year
2014
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
SEATS
Miles at failure
13,080

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

WHATEVER RULES ARE BEING PROMULGATED REGARDING CAR HEAD RESTRAINTS ARE IRRATIONAL. I AM CONFRONTED WITH HEAD, NECK AND SHOULDER PAIN AFTER EACH DRIVE, REGARDLESS OF HOW SHORT. THE HEADREST, ALL CARS WITH RECENT HEADRESTS, IS TOO FAR FORWARD AND PUSHES THE HEAD INTO A DOWNWARD LOOKING POSITION. THIS UNSAFE BODY POSITION WILL CREATE OTHER TYPES OF INJURIES, EITHER FROM PROLONGED POOR BODY MECHANICS OR UNSAFE BODY OR VEHICLE MODIFICATIONS. WITHOUT THE ABILITY TO ADJUST THE HEADREST INTO A COMFORTABLE DRIVING POSITION FOR 99.9% OF THE TIME THE DRIVER IS IN THE VEHICLE, THE ODDS OF THE .01% BEING EFFECTIVE IS MINIMAL. PLEASE REISSUE THE RULES AND PROVIDE SOME TYPE OF CREDIT TO FIX THE COUNTLESS CARS BURDENED BY THIS IRRATIONAL POLICY. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10618461
Machine
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