# 2007 CADILLAC ESCALADE ESV — SEAT BELTS
> NHTSA complaint `1494024` · 2018-08-24 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 3
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** Yes
- **Vehicle towed:** Yes
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CADILLAC
- **Model:** ESCALADE ESV
- **Year:** 2007
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** SEAT BELTS
- **Miles at failure:** 55,000
- **Speed:** 40 mph
## Narrative
TAKARA RECALL: IN 2015 MY CADILLAC ESCALADE WAS INVOLVED IN A MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT IN WHICH THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED AND EXPLODED WITH A BUNCH OF SMOKE AND AWFUL SMELL IN THE AIR AND SOME DEBRIS. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION IN HIT A MIDSIZE HONDA ACCORD HEAD ON. I WAS TRAVELING STRAIGHT ON A CITY STREET. I WAS FAULTED SINCE I WAS REACHING FOR MY GPS NAVIGATION DEVICE THAT HAD FALLEN ON THE FLOOR. THE CAUSE FOR THE MALFUNCTION TO ME IS UNKNOWN. I WAS DEFINITELY INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT BUT I ONLY HAD LIABILITY INSURANCE AT THE TIME AND IT ONLY COVERED THE OTHER PARTY SINCE I WAS FAULTED.     RECALL DATE:MAY 27, 2016 MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBER:2049151
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