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2014 BUICK ENCORE — AIR BAGS

crash1 injured · 1800893 · 2022-03-11

Vehicle

Make
BUICK
Model
ENCORE
Year
2014
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
80,000

Severity

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

Narrative

The contact owned a 2014 Buick Encore. The contact stated that while in idle traffic going onto the express way when they were suddenly hit in the rear of the vehicle when the seat belts failed to restrain the contact from going forward. The contact stated there was no air bag deployment. The vehicle was towed and deemed totaled. The contact received injuries to their shoulders, neck and chest that required medical attention. A police report was filed. The contact had not spoken with the dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 80,000.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11456286
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown