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2000 OLDSMOBILE ALERO — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

crash1 injured · 372711 · 2002-09-05

Vehicle

Make
OLDSMOBILE
Model
ALERO
Year
2000
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Speed
55 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON CRASH AT 55MPH WITH A GAURD RAIL AFTER BEING CUT OFF ON AN INTERSTATE. THE BODY SHOP MANAGER OF WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED BASED ON THE IMPACT AND THE DAMAGE TO THE M/V THE GENERAL MANAGER, SERVICE MANAGER AND BODY SHOP MANAGER FROM WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR CONFIRMED THIS TO BE TRUE AS WELL. AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT I HAVE UNDERGONE SURGERY AND PHYSICAL THERAPY (9 MONTHS WORTH), I WAS FURTHER INFORMED BY THE INSRANCE COMPANIES INDEPENDENT MEDICAL EXAMINER THAT THE INJURIES WOULD HAVE BEEN FAR LESS SEVERE IF THE AIR BAGS HAD DEPLOYED AND THAT I AM LUCKY TO BE ALIVE. FURTHERMORE I HAVE PICTURE OF THE M/V SHORTLY AFTER THE ACCIDENT AND PICTURES PROVING THAT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY SHOULD YOU REQUIRE THEM. SINCERELY, [XXX]. *AK PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
766764
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