NHTSA complaint: 2004 GMC ENVOY — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC ENVOY. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, THE CONTACT PASSED OUT DUE TO A SEVERE MEDICAL ISSUE . HE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. UPON IMPACT, BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT AND PASSENGER WERE SEVERELY INJURED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A BROKEN CLAVICLE AND HIS TEETH WERE KNOCKED OUT OF HIS MOUTH. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO THE HEAD AND ABDOMINAL INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INSURANCE ADJUSTER, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHY THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT AN INVESTIGATION WAS IMPLEMENTED AND A REPRESENTATIVE WILL CALL HIM BACK IN FIVE BUSINESS DAYS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,600. UPDATED 6/5/09 *CN UPDATED 06/09/09.*JB
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation