NHTSA complaint: 2007 BUICK LUCERNE — AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 BUICK LUCERNE. WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED DOWNHILL, THE BRAKES FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE WOODS. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SALVAGE YARD WHERE IT WAS DEEMED DESTROYED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED LEG INJURIES, BUT NO MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT PROVIDED. UPDATED 01/25/17*LJ CONSUMER STATED GOING DOWN STEEP HILL 1/2 MILE FROM HOME PUT ON BRAKES AND THEY WENT TO THE FLOOR. CONSUMER HIT THE TREES AND ROCKS ON THE ROAD NO AIRBAG DEPLOYED. CAR WAS TOTALED. UPDATED 06/25/18*JB
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation