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2016 GMC SIERRA 2500 — AIR BAGS

crash1 injured · 1659306 · 2020-04-20

Vehicle

Make
GMC
Model
SIERRA 2500
Year
2016
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
50,000
Speed
50 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 GMC SIERRA 2500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE HER HUSBAND WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, A DEER RAN IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE CAUSING EXTREME FRONT END DAMAGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEER ENDED UP UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY HOWEVER, SMOKE OR POWDER WAS SEEN COMING FROM THE FRONT FLOOR BOARD AREA. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TOWED. THE CONTACT STATED AS THE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER SHE HIT THE DASHBOARD AND SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HER LEFT SIDE, SPECIFICALLY LEFT ARM, SHOULDER, AND JAW AREA. NO MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NEEDED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT SEAT BELTS NO LONGER LATCHES DUE TO THE COLLISION. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A COLLISION CENTER. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED OR FAILURE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OPENED A CASE REGARDING THE MATTER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11321717
Machine
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