# 2009 CHEVROLET HHR — VISIBILITY
> NHTSA complaint `731810` · 2009-08-18 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** HHR
- **Year:** 2009
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** VISIBILITY
- **Miles at failure:** 3,340
- **Speed:** 1 mph
## Narrative
A 2009 CHEVROLET HHR IMPACTED A TELEPHONE POLE IN THE MIDDLE OF A PARKING LOT. THE DAMAGE WAS TO THE FRONT LEFT FENDER AND HEADLAMP. NO PART OF THE POLE WAS VISIBLE, DUE TO THE WIDTH OF THE A-PILLAR AND DOOR FRAME AND THE ANGLE OF THE A PILLAR (NEARLY VERTICAL).     ONLY THE NOISE AND VIBRATIONS DURING THE IMPACT ALERTED THE DRIVER TO WHAT WAS OCCURRING, EVEN THOUGH THE DRIVER WAS LOOKING DIRECTLY TOWARD THE POLE. *TR
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