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1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM — SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

1 fatalcrash2 injured · 297014 · 2001-06-13

Vehicle

Make
PONTIAC
Model
GRAND AM
Year
1999
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

Severity

Deaths
1
Injured
2
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

WHILE TRAVELING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED VEHICLE SWERVED TO AVOD HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND WENT INTO A DITCH. THEN, WENT BACKED ACROSS ROAD AND WENT INTO A CULVERT WHERE THE VEHICLE IMPACTED A TREE. BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. CONSUMER'S STEP SON WAS DRIVING VEHICLE AND WAS KILLED IN CRASH, TWO OTHER PASSENGERS SUFFERED RESTRAINT BELT INJURIES, AND WERE RELEASED FROM HOSPITAL. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
890268
Machine
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