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2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM — AIR BAGS

crash · 1106733 · 2014-09-07

Vehicle

Make
PONTIAC
Model
GRAND AM
Year
2003
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
171,989
Speed
55 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

TUESDAY, 24 APR 2007 1500 HOURS AFTER WORKDAY ENDED, I-25 SOUTHBOUND AT COLORADO MILE MARKER 104 RIGHT LANE, WEATHER PARTLY CLOUDY WITH PARTLY WET ROADWAY, THE PONTIAC GRAND AM 2003 I WAS DRIVING AT 55 MPH STARTED FRONT DRIVE SHAKING. THE VEHICLE RAN OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AND ROLLED ONE AND ONE-HALF TIMES IN THE BORROW DITCH. UPSIDE DOWN RESTRAINED BY THE SEAT BELT, I NOTICED THE PONTIAC'S AIR BAGS HAD NOT DEPLOYED AND THE ENGINE WAS NOT RUNNING. AFTER UNBUCKLING THE SEATBELT, I, WITH A SCARRED FOREHEAD, CLIMBED THROUGH THE DRIVERS SIDE BROKEN OUT WINDOW AND EXITED THE VEHICLE. THE COLORADO STATE PATROL ARRIVED, INVESTIGATED , HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE SALVAGE YARD, AND SENT ME TO THE LOCAL HOSPITAL, AN OUTPATIENT FOR THE FOREHEAD SCAR. 3 JULY 2014 NHTSA RECALL 14V400 AND GM RECALL N140350 UNINTENDED KEY ROTATION FOR MY 1999-2005 PONTIAC GRAND AM. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10631343
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