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2012 GMC ACADIA — UNKNOWN OR OTHER

1 injured · 1190201 · 2015-06-11

Vehicle

Make
GMC
Model
ACADIA
Year
2012
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Miles at failure
53,000

Severity

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

Narrative

AUTOMATIC TAILGATE WAS ACTIVATED AND IT PRECEEDED TO THE TOP AND STOPPED. I LEANED INTO THE BACK TO GET SOMETHING OUT AND THE TAILGATE CAME CRASHING DOWN WITH NO WARNING, HITTING MY BACK AND DID NOT REBOUND. IF MY CHILD HAD BEEN STANDING THERE NEXT TO ME HE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. THE FORCE FROM THE SUPPORTS GIVING OUT DROPPED THE DOOR WITH FULL FORCE. I AM JUST THANKFUL IT DIDN'T HIT MY NECK OR HEAD. THERE SHOULD BE A SECONDARY CATCH FOR THE DOOR TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING. SOMEONE COULD EASILY BE KILLED.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10724850
Machine
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