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2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

crash3 injured · 293032 · 2001-05-15

Vehicle

Make
PONTIAC
Model
GRAND AM
Year
2000
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Speed
62 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
3
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

AS A RESULT OF BEING 'CUT OFF', MY VEHICLE SWERVED ON A BUSY INTERSTATE AND ULTIMATELY STRUCK VIRTUALLY HEAD-ON A CONCRETE BARRIER DIVIDING THE N AND S BOUND LANES. I SUFFERED A RIGHT BROKEN WRIST (IN 3 PLACES), MY PASSENGER SUFFERED A CONCUSSION, MY GRANDSON A BROKEN LEG AND MY GRANDDAUGHTER ONLY EMOTIONAL DISTRESS. NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. IT IS CLEARLY STATED IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL THAT THEY ARE DEPLOY WHEN CRASHING INTO SUCH A BARRIER AT BETWEEN 9-14 MPH.*AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
745350
Machine
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