NHTSA complaint: 2006 PONTIAC G6 — AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WHICH CAUSED THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO THE PRECEEDING VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL HAD BECOME DIFFICULT TO TURN AND THE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE LEFT FOOT, BACK AND BODY ACHES, AND REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation