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2002 CADILLAC ELDORADO — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

crash1 injured · 433856 · 2003-10-01

Vehicle

Make
CADILLAC
Model
ELDORADO
Year
2002
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Speed
56 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

VEHICLE HIT SEVERAL OBJECTS BEFORE HITTING A TREE HEAD ON AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.*MR THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE HIT THE BACK OF A CONCRETE TRUCK, A DITCH AND A TREE. THE DEALER STATED THE CONSUMER DIDN'T HIT THE OBJECTS AT THE RIGHT ANGLE, WHICH CAUSED THE AIR BAGS NOT TO DEPLOY. *PH *JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10042076
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown