NHTSA complaint: 2008 GMC SIERRA 1500 — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CONTACT FELL ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL AND CRASHED INTO EIGHT OTHER VEHICLES. THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED HEAD, NECK, AND BACK INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE WINDSHIELD WASHER WARMING FLUID SENSOR. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN SOLD UNTIL THE RECALL WAS REPAIRED BECAUSE THE WIRE HARNESS MODULE WAS DEFECTIVE, WHICH CAUSED THE AIR BAG FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT A CLAIM INVESTIGATOR WOULD INSPECT THE VEHICLE THE FOLLOWING WEEK. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation