NHTSA complaint: 2008 GMC SIERRA 1500 — AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO STOP, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED AN CONCUSSION AND INJURIES TO THE NECK, LEFT SHOULDER, AND BACK. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE AREA FOR THE AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 195,000. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation