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1999 CADILLAC DEVILLE — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

crash · 198635 · 2000-02-22

Vehicle

Make
CADILLAC
Model
DEVILLE
Year
1999
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Speed
5 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HIT BY ONCOMING VEHICLE AT 50-60 MPH. IMPACT PRIMARILY AT 90 DEGREE MIDDLE SECTION OF PASSENGER FRONT DOOR. AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. PICTURES AVAILABLE. PROBLEM: PAID EXTRA FOR THIS SAFETY FEATURE THAT APPARENTLY DID NOT WORK IN IT'S FIRST APPLICATION. EITHER A MATTER OF PRODUCT FAILURE OR FRAUD UPON THE CONSUMER IN THAT THEY ARE PURCHASING A SAFETY FEATURE THAT DOES NOT WORK IN ALL INSTANCES. MAINLY CONCERNED WITH THIS OCCURRING WHEN A PASSENGER IS IN THIS POSITION AS THIS PASSENGER, IF INDEED HAD BEEN PRESENT, WOULD HAVE MOST CERTAINLY BEEN SEVERELY INJURED OR FATAL.*AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
719091
Machine
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