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2010 GMC YUKON — AIR BAGS

1 injured · 1252243 · 2016-01-12

Vehicle

Make
GMC
Model
YUKON
Year
2010
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
110,000

Severity

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

Narrative

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN; I OWN A 2010 GMC YUKON. I AS WELL AS OTHERS HAVE A CRACKED DASHBOARD, ONE NEAR THE DEPLOYMENT OF MY AIRBAG AND ONE ON THE DRIVER SIDE BY THE STEERING COLUMN. CONSIDERING GMC'S INTEREST IN THE SAFETY AND QUALITY OF THEIR VEHICLES. IT IS A SHAME THAT THERE IS NOT A RECALL BECAUSE OF SUCH REASON AS DEATH! THERE IS A HUGE CONCERN THAT THE SHARP EDGES OF THE CRACKS CAN ABSOLUTELY CAUSE HE AIRBAG TO DEPLOY AND GETTING YOUR HAND CUT AND INFECTION IS A DEFINITE POSSIBILITY. NOT TO MENTION THE ATTENTION THAT THE CRACKED DASH IS. WHEN SOMEONE IS WALKING BY IT IS VERY NOTICEABLE AND LOOKS BAD FOR GMC. THIS HAS BEEN BROADCAST-ED ON THE MEMPHIS, TN NEWS LATELY AND ONE DASH OUT OF PLENTY HAS BEEN PROPERLY TAKEN CARE OF. IF THIS ISSUE IS NOT RESOLVED AND THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS I DO PLAN ON GOING TO THE NEWS AND TAKEN FURTHER ACTION. I WOULD WANT TO THINK THAT GMC WOULD WANT TO HAVE HIGHER STANDARDS AND BE COMPLIANT WITH THIS KNOWN, IGNORED AND ON GOING ISSUE! WAITING UNTIL DAMAGE IS DONE IS NOT THE RIGHT THING TO DO. FIXING THIS ISSUE IS THE RIGHT THING TO DO AND GMC SHOULD STAND WITH THAT. I WILL BE WAITING TO HEAR FROM SOMEONE VERY SOON. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE! *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10819680
Machine
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