# 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM — SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
> **FATAL** · NHTSA complaint `297014` · 2001-06-13 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 1
- **Injured:** 2
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** PONTIAC
- **Model:** GRAND AM
- **Year:** 1999
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
## 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
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*