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2016 BUICK ENCORE — AIR BAGS

crash6 injured · 1634301 · 2020-01-03

Vehicle

Make
BUICK
Model
ENCORE
Year
2016
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
29,686

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
6
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
Yes
Vehicle towed
Yes

Narrative

I WAS SITTING AT A RED LIGHT ON A CITY STREET WHEN A CAR GOING OVER 60 MPH HIT THE CAR BEHIND ME THAT WAS WAITING FOR THE SAME LIGHT, WITH SUCH FORCE IT TOOK OUT MY DRIVERS SIDE REAR END AND WAS THEN PUSHED ONTO THE MEDIUM AND INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE 2ND IMPACT TO MY VEHICLE WAS THE SPEEDING CAR WHO THEN HIT ME AND EMBEDDED ITSELF INTO MY REAR END. AT THIS TIME WAS THE 3RD IMPACT WHEN I WAS PUSHED INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME WAITING FOR THE SAME LIGHT. THE 4TH IMPACT IS WHEN I HIT THE CAR IN LANE TO THE RIGHT OF ME CAUSING LITTLE DAMAGE TO MY CAR AND THEIRS. BEING HIT ON EVERY CORNER AND REAR, MY CAR WAS A TOTAL LOSS AND YET NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11297030
Machine
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