1999 PONTIAC MONTANA — SUSPENSION:REAR:SHOCK ABSORBER

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1999 PONTIAC MONTANA — SUSPENSION:REAR:SHOCK ABSORBER
Start: 2002-07-25

1 injured · 397180 · 2003-03-10

Vehicle

Make: PONTIAC
Model: MONTANA
Year: 1999
Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Component: SUSPENSION:REAR:SHOCK ABSORBER
Miles at failure: 54,000

Severity

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

Narrative

WITHOUT PRIOR DIFFICULTY OR WARNING, THE STRUTS FAILED, AND THE HATCH DROPPED ON THE CONSUMER'S HEAD, KNOCKED HER TO THE GROUND AND CAUSED A SEVERE NECK INJURY. THE STRUTS WERE REPLACED AT THE CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. *JB SCC

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10011196
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown