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2005 CADILLAC CTS — AIR BAGS

crash2 injured · 856971 · 2011-05-17

Vehicle

Make
CADILLAC
Model
CTS
Year
2005
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
116,000
Speed
5 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
2
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

I WAS INVOLVED IN A SERIOUS HEAD ON COLLISION WITH AN ONCOMING CAR. MY CAR WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED AND NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED CAUSING ME TO GET 10 STITCHES, A FRACTURED NOSE, NECK, BACK, CHEST AND ABDOMINAL PAIN. THE AIR BAGS WERE SERVICED LESS THAN A YEAR AGO AT THE SPECIFIC BRAND CAR DEALER BUT THIS DID NOT HELP. THIS WAS NOT THE FIRST TIME THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO STOP SIGNS OR TRAFFIC SIGNALS TO PREVENT THIS AND ALSO THE DOUBLE YELLOW LINES IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION SEEM TO BE AT FAULT. IF THE DRIVER OF BOTH SIDES STAYS NEXT TO IT THE CARS WILL HIT EACH OTHER. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10401209
Machine
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