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2014 GMC ACADIA — AIR BAGS

crash · 1153835 · 2015-02-03

Vehicle

Make
GMC
Model
ACADIA
Year
2014
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
19,000
Speed
17 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

VEHICLE SLID ON ICE OFF THE ROAD AT A RELATIVELY SLOW SPEED (15-20 MPH). THE VEHICLE WENT INTO A SNOW EMBANKMENT. BECAUSE THERE WAS MINIMAL IF ANY IMPACT; THE VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE EVEN A SCRATCH ON THE EXTERIOR. HOWEVER ALL THE AIRBAGS IN THE VEHICLE DEPLOYED. THIS INCLUDES THE DRIVERS SIDE, THE PASSENGER SIDE, AND ALL CURTAIN AIRBAGS ON BOTH SIDES ALL AROUND THE VEHICLE. THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG HIT THE PASSENGER IN THE FOREHEAD CAUSING A SMALL CONTUSION. WE HAD 2 GLASS BOWLS ON THE BACK SEAT BEHIND THE DRIVER THAT DIDN'T EVEN MOVE, FURTHER SUBSTANTIATING THE LACK OF IMPACT. GM HAS HAD A HISTORY OF ISSUES WITH AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT IN THEIR VEHICLES AND WE FEEL THIS IS AN INCIDENT OF A FAULTY DEPLOYMENT. HAD THERE BEEN A CHILD IN THE BACKSEAT THE SITUATION COULD HAVE BEEN VERY DIFFERENT AND HAD A VERY BAD OUTCOME RELATED TO THE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT IN THIS SITUATION. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10680868
Machine
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