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2008 BUICK ENCLAVE — STRUCTURE:BODY

5 injured · 1296527 · 2016-07-08

Vehicle

Make
BUICK
Model
ENCLAVE
Year
2008
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
STRUCTURE:BODY
Miles at failure
87,000

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
5
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

LIFT GATE STOPS AT UPPER LIFT POSITION AND STARTS TO CLOSE WITH OUT NOTICE. IF YOUR NOT PAYING ATTENTION TO FULL OPERATION OF LIFT GATE CAN COME DOWN STRICKING A PERSONS HEAD. SEEMS THAT AUTOMATION SAFEY FEATURE WOULD BE TO STAY OPEN !!! NOT CLOSE UNEXSPECTEDLY??

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10883489
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown