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2007 BUICK LUCERNE — AIR BAGS

crash1 injured · 1281230 · 2016-05-08

Vehicle

Make
BUICK
Model
LUCERNE
Year
2007
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
182,000
Speed
18 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DAMAGE TO FRONT OF VEHICLE SUSTAINED AT LEAST 20MPH DOWN TO MINIMUM 16MPH TRAVELING BUT MAKING A LEFT TURN. BUICK HIT ONCOMING CAR IN A NEAR FRONT ON COLLISION. BUICK'S FRONT DAMAGED BY A PUNCH THAT DROVE INTO THE ENGINE (CORNER OF ONCOMING VEHICLE HIT OUR VEHICLE JUST OFF CENTER TOWARD DRIVER SIDE) AND RESULTING IN A NEAR FRONT ON COLLISION, FROM INSPECTION BY ADJUSTER, AND FIRST RESPONDERS WERE THAT AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. VEHICLE HAD OVER $9,000 IN FRONT END REPAIR NEEDED, ENOUGH TO TOTAL VEHICLE. BUMPER TOTALLY DESTROYED, RADIATOR AND FAN GONE, HOOD BACK TO WINDSHIELD FOLDED.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10863820
Machine
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