# 2016 BUICK ENCORE — AIR BAGS
> NHTSA complaint `1715202` · 2020-12-23 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 2
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** Yes
- **Vehicle towed:** Yes
## Vehicle
- **Make:** BUICK
- **Model:** ENCORE
- **Year:** 2016
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** AIR BAGS
- **Miles at failure:** 34,000
- **Speed:** 29 mph
## Narrative
HAD ACCIDENT, WHERE I WAS HIT FROM THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE, AFTER THAT IMPACT  I WAS STRUCK IN THE REAR, WHICH TOTALED THE CAR.  ME AND A PASSAGE WAS TOSSED AROUND LIKE RAG DOLLS.   THE SEAT BELT ON THE PASSAGE SIDE DID NOT HOLD IN PLACE  CAUSING HER HEAD TO STRIKE THE WINDSHIELD  TWICE,  NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED   FROM SIDE FRONT BACK  NONE  WHICH WOULD OF KEPT HER AND I FROM BEING TOSSED AROUND,  THIS NEEDS TO BE BROUGHT TO SOMEONES ATTENTION, AND A RECALL   WE WAS LOOKING  WE BOTH HAVE INJURIES,    CAN SOMEONE PLEASE ADVISE  TO WHY THIS VEHICLE WAS NEVER RECALLED AND CHECKED????  NOW ME AND MY PASSAGE  HAS A ROAD OF RECOVERY  DUE TO THE AIRBAGS  AND SEAT BELTS
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