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2000 PONTIAC SUNFIRE — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

crash1 injured · 274769 · 2001-02-15

Vehicle

Make
PONTIAC
Model
SUNFIRE
Year
2000
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Speed
15 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

CONSUMER WAS HAVING PROBLEM WITH BRAKES BEFORE ACCIDENT. WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 15MPH ANOTHER VEHICLE STOPPED SUDDENLY IN FRONT. AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY, AND SEATBELT RESTRAINT DIDN'T LOCK UP. CONSUMER HAD COMPLAINED ALMOST A YEAR ABOUT BRAKES. DEALER CLAIMED THEY HAD CHECKED BRAKES. VEHICLE WAS TAKE TO ANOTHER DEALER, AND THEY FOUND FACTORY SEALS STILL ON BRAKES. CONSUMER SUFFERED SOME SERIOUS INJURIES. *AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
880626
Machine
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