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2007 GMC YUKON DENALI — AIR BAGS

crash · 1465455 · 2018-05-02

Vehicle

Make
GMC
Model
YUKON DENALI
Year
2007
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
146,000
Speed
40 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

04/27/18 FRI MORNING DRIVING HOME I HIT A MEDIAN WITH DRIVER FRONT TIRE, INWHICH ALL MY AIRBAGS DEPLOYED IMEDIATLY INCLUDING SIDE AIRBAGS AND CAUSED SUCH A SUDDEN PANIC DISTRACTION THAT I SWERVED AND FLIPPED MY VEHICLE. I WAS PULLED FROM THE WRECK LUCKILY AND TAKEN BY AMBULANCE TO THE HOSPITOL. MY TRUCK WAS COMPLETELY TOTALLED. MY VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION THE ENTIRE TIME UNTIL IT STOPPED ROLLING LEAVING THE FINAL POSITION UPSIDE DOWN. THERE WAS NO REASON THESE AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED AND THEY CAUSED ME TO NEARLY LOSE MY LIFE. NORMALLY JUS A TIRE WOULD BLOW IN SUCH A HIT FROM TIRE. THE FIRST ONES TO DEPLOY WERE ALL FOUR WINDOW AIRBAGS THEN SOON AS I FLIPPED THE OTHERS WENT OFF AND I WAS KNOCKED UNCONSCIOUS. I WAS NOT AWARE THERE WAS A RECALL INPLACE AND JUST RECENTLY BOUGHT THIS TRUCK IN JAN. 2018.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11091294
Machine
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