# 2002 GMC ENVOY — AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
> NHTSA complaint `671629` · 2008-05-29 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** GMC
- **Model:** ENVOY
- **Year:** 2002
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
## Narrative
2002 GMC ENVOY. CONSUMER COMPLAINT FOR GM SIDE IMPACT AIRBAG SENSOR SYSTEM. CONSUMER STATES THAT THIS SYSTEM DOES NOT DEPLOY THE AIRBAGS IF THE VEHICLE HITS A TREE, UTILITY POLE OR OTHER NARROW OBJECTS.  *KB  LAWYER WROTE IN ON BEHALF OF THE CONSUMER. THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAVY SIDE IMPACT CRASH IN WHICH HIS VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A STEEL POLE PRECISELY ON THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR THAT CAUSED CATASTROPHIC AND PERMANENT BRAIN DAMAGE. THE CONSUMERS LAWYER SUGGESTED THAT GM ISSUE A RECALL FOR THE DEFECTIVE SIDE AIRBAG SENSOR. *JB
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