# 2017 GMC TERRAIN — AIR BAGS
> NHTSA complaint `1476290` · 2018-06-17 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** Yes
- **Vehicle towed:** Yes
## Vehicle
- **Make:** GMC
- **Model:** TERRAIN
- **Year:** 2017
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** AIR BAGS
- **Miles at failure:** 30,000
- **Speed:** 35 mph
## Narrative
I WAS DRIVING 9PM ON A CITY ST RD, COMING UP ON  A MILE LIGHT THAT WAS RED. THE ROADS WERE DRY ON A 5 LANE RD. THERE WAS 1 CAR AHEAD OF MY CAR WITH THEIR BRAKE LIGHTS ON . ALTHOUGH NOT  NOTED ON POLICE REPORT THE CAR WAS STOPPED APPROX 5 TO 7 CAR LENGTHS PRIOR TO THE RED LIGHT. I HAD BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN BUT DID NOT REALIZE THE DRIVER AHEAD WAS NOT SLOWING DOWN BUT STOPPED. I SWERVED TO THE RIGHT AND AS NOTED IN PICS BELOW THE DRIVERS SIDE OF CAR HIT THE OTHER DRIVERS PASSENGER BACK CORNER. I ENDED UP IN A PARKING LOT ON THAT CORNER. OTHER THEN THE MEDICAL TERM COOP TO COOP THAT ALSO AIDED IN MY HEAD INJURY, I ALSO HIT MY HEAD 2 TIMES AT MY HAIRLINE ON THE STEERING WHEEL AND THEN MY LEFT CHEEK. I WAS DIAGNOSED AND SUSTAINED A SEVERE CONCUSSION/ BRAIN TRAUMA. I WENT TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM TWICE FOR CARE OF WORSENING SYMPTOMS AND WAS INCAPACITATED AND OUT OF WORK FOR ABOUT 6 WKS. WHICH WAS STILL TO FAST TO RETURN, BUT I COULD NOT AFFORD BEING ON DISABILITY. FOLLOWING THE ACCIDENT THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE CITY TOW YARD, AND WAS ASSESSED WITHIN A WEEK BY THE  INS ADJUSTER AS TOTAL LOSS. FROM THERE IT WAS TAKEN TO A JUNK SALVAGE BUSINESS. DUE TO MY INCAPACITATION I HAD NO MEANS TO LOOK INTO CONCERNS RELATED TO WHY THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I AM  A NURSE PRACTITIONER THAT NOW HAS SHORT TERM MEMORY LOSS, MIGRAINES, AND ATTENTION DEFICIT DUE TO THE BRAIN INJURY. I  HAVE NO WAY OF FINDING OUT IF THE AIRBAG  SENSORS WERE DEFECTIVE OR NOT BECAUSE, ALTHOUGH I'M ATTEMPTING TO TRACK THE CAR
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