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2012 BUICK ENCLAVE — AIR BAGS

crash1 injured · 1309830 · 2016-08-19

Vehicle

Make
BUICK
Model
ENCLAVE
Year
2012
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
42,000
Speed
10 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE ANOTHER DRIVER SEEMINGLY PROCEEDED THRU A STOP SIGN WITHOUT AN ACTUAL STOP, MY CAR WAS HIT ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE CAR...FROM SIDE DRIVER'S DOOR TO FRONT PORTION OF VEHICLE, INCLUDING GRILL...LEFT SIDE TIRE WAS BUCKLED INTO VEHICLE WITH PROBABLE AXLE DAMAGE, ETC. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS WERE DEPLOYED, AND I HIT MY HEAD ON THE DRIVER'S WINDOW, BREAKING THE WINDOW, RESULTING IN SERIOUS HEAD INJURIES, ETC. MY VEHICLE WAS ON A CITY STREET, 4 WAY STOP, AND HAD JUST STARTED AUTO MOTION TO TURN LEFT AT INTERSECTION. I WILL BE ABLE TO PROVIDE PHOTOS AND ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTATION AS REQUESTED.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10897159
Machine
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