# 1999 PONTIAC MONTANA — SUSPENSION:REAR:SHOCK ABSORBER
> NHTSA complaint `397180` · 2003-03-10 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** PONTIAC
- **Model:** MONTANA
- **Year:** 1999
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** SUSPENSION:REAR:SHOCK ABSORBER
- **Miles at failure:** 54,000
## 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
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