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1999 GMC YUKON — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

crash1 injured · 150217 · 1999-05-11

Vehicle

Make
GMC
Model
YUKON
Year
1999
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Speed
45 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WE CONTACTED GMC CUSTOMER SERVICE (VICTOR JOHNSON) AND REQUESTED AN INVESTIGATION. GMC HAS NOW TOLD US THAT SINCE NO ONE WAS FATALLY INJURED THERE WILL BE NO INVESTIGATION. HOW CAN THEY DO THIS? MY WIFE HAS BEEN INJURED - PROBABLY PERMANENTLY- AND WE WANT TO KNOW WHY THEY DID NOT DEPLOY - AS THIS WAS A DIRECT FRONTAL IMPACT. I BELIEVE THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAS AN OBLIGATION TO US AND IS MERELY PLAYING A GAME AT THIS POINT. IS IT IN OUR BEST INTEREST TO HIRE AN ATTORNEY ON THE MATTER OR WHAT SHOULD WE DO? *AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
706419
Machine
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