# 2005 PONTIAC GRAND AM — SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY
> NHTSA complaint `553046` · 2005-09-06 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** PONTIAC
- **Model:** GRAND AM
- **Year:** 2005
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY
- **Miles at failure:** 23,000
- **Speed:** 55 mph
## Narrative
DT:  2005 PONTIAC GRAND AM.  THE CONSUMER STATES WHEN HITTING A TELEPHONE POLE AT 55 MPH THE BATTERY THAT WAS BEING STORED IN THE TRUNK COME THROUGH THE BACK SEAT.  THIS WAS NOT A FOLD DOWN SEAT.  THE CONSUMER THOUGHT THE SEAT WAS NOT  STRONG ENOUGH DURING A CRASH.  THERE WERE NO INJURIES DUE TO THIS PROBLEM.  THERE WAS A CRASH BUT NOT AS A RESULT OF THE BATTERY COMING THROUGH THE SEAT.*AK  UPDATED 11/30/2005 - THE BATTERY LANDED ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT.  *NM
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