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2012 GMC ACADIA — STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE

1 injured · 1378408 · 2017-05-16

Vehicle

Make
GMC
Model
ACADIA
Year
2012
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE
Miles at failure
75,000

Severity

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

Narrative

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 GMC ACADIA. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V415000 (STRUCTURE). AFTER OPENING THE LIFTGATE, IT FELL WITHOUT WARNING. THE LIFTGATE STRUCK THE CONTACT'S HEAD AND KNOCKED HIM UNCONSCIOUS. THE CONTACT WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000. UPDATED 07/13/17*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. UPDATED 08/29/2017*JS

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10986009
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown