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Pontiac G6 Air Bags Safety Report | May 21, 2013
Reported on May 21, 2013
| TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER FELL ASLEEP WHILE TRAVELING 80. THE DRIVER AND CRASHED INTO A METAL CULVERT. THE VEHICLE THEN ROLLED UNTIL CRASHING INTO A POLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE SEAT BELT ALSO FAILED AND BECAME DISENGAGED FROM AROUND THE DRIVER. THE DRIVER WAS INJURED AND SUSTAINED TWO FRACTURED VERTEBRAE, BROKEN BONES IN THE LEFT LEG, A HEAD CONCUSSION AND OTHER HEAD INJURIES, CHEST CONTUSIONS, BACK CONTUSIONS AND SEVERAL LACERATIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND WAS NOT INSPECTED FOR THE CAUSE OF THE AIR BAG AND SEAT BELT FAILURE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE INCIDENT. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 118,000. | |
| Make: | Pontiac |
| Model: | G6 |
| Manufactured by: | General Motors LLC |
| Year: | 2007 |
| Was a crash reported? | Y |
| Was an injury reported? | 1 person(s) were injured. |
| Was a death reported? | 0 person(s) died. |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | MALVERN AR |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1G2ZG58N574 |
| Mileage: | 118000 miles. |
| Speed: | 80 MPH |
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| Was a police report filed? | N |
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| Previous Report:Air Bags | Next Report:Seat Belts |