# 2019 BUICK ENCORE — AIR BAGS
> NHTSA complaint `1709334` · 2020-11-27 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** Yes
- **Vehicle towed:** Yes
## Vehicle
- **Make:** BUICK
- **Model:** ENCORE
- **Year:** 2019
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** AIR BAGS
- **Miles at failure:** 12,700
- **Speed:** 7 mph
## Narrative
OCT 9TH - I WAS COMING HOME FROM WORK ON OCTOBER 9TH AFTER WORKING A 12-HOUR SHIFT.  IT WAS DARK.  I WAS GOING SOUTH ON HAPPY VALLEY.  I PULLED UP TO A FOUR-WAY STOP ON HAPPY VALLEY AND VICTORY ROAD. I STARTED TO PULL INTO THE INTERSECTION. A GIRL TRAVELING EAST TO WEST DIDN'T STOP AT HER STOP SIGN.  WHEN I GOT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION, SHE HIT ME.  THE SPEED LIMIT WAS 45 MPH COMING FROM HER DIRECTION, BUT I DO NOT KNOW HOW FAST SHE WAS TRAVELING.  SHE HIT MY CAR AND IT SPUN MY CAR.  I REMEMBER HITTING MY HEAD 2 TIMES ON THE SIDE WINDOW AND MY BODY TWICE AGAINST THE DOOR.  MY AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY.  MY CAR FACED THE AIRPORT WHEN IT CAME TO A STOP AND WAS FACING WEST.
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