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Pontiac G6 Latches/locks/linkages Safety Report | Mar 04, 2010
Reported on Mar 04, 2010
| CPST NOTED DURING CRS INSTALLATION THAT VEHICLE OWNERS MANUAL FOR 2005 PONTIAC G6 GT INDICATED THAT LATCH ANCHORS WERE LOCATED IN OUTBOARD SEATING LOCATIONS. VEHICLE CLEARLY HAD 6 LOWER ANCHORS (3 SETS). LOWER ANCHOR CONFIGURATION APPEARS ATYPICAL FOR THE REAR DRIVER SIDE AND CENTER SEATING POSITIONS. THESE 4 ANCHORS ARE UNEVENLY SPACED AND LIKELY REQUIRE THE USE OF EVERY-OTHER ANCHOR TO PROPERLY SECURE A CRS. THE VEHICLE MANUAL GUIDANCE DIRECTIONS COULD POSE A SIGNIFICANT RISK AS THE REAR OUTBOARD LOCATION BEHIND THE DRIVER HAS 2 ANCHORS SPACED ABOUT 8-9 INCHES APART. CENTER LATCH INSTALL COULD ALSO BE A PROBLEM AS THE TWO CENTER MOST ANCHORS (OF THE 6 TOTAL ANCHORS) ARE ALSO SPACED ONLY 8-9 INCHES APART. THIS ATYPICAL SPACING IS NOT UNCOMMON IN GM VEHICLES BUT IS DETAILED IN THE VEHICLE MANUALS.....AND USUALLY INCLUDES AN ILLUSTRATION. THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE MANUAL GAVE NO CLUE AS TO WHICH OF THESE ATYPICAL ANCHORS SHOULD BE USED TO INSTALL A CRS BEHIND THE DRIVER OR IN THE CENTER WITH LATCH. VEHICLE MANUAL COVER INDICATED IT WAS THE 2005 PONTIAC G-6 MANUAL. THE FIRST PAGE OF THE MANUAL ....INDICATED THE PART # FOR THE MANUAL WAS: 05PON/BUIWARSUPL 2004 GMC THIS COMPLAINT INVOLVES PRIMARILY THE VEHICLE OWNERS MANUAL ...BUT INDIRECTLY INVOLVES ATYPICAL LOWER LATCH ANCHORS THAT ARE SPACED NON-INTUITIVELY AND MAY RESULT IN INSTALLATION ERRORS FOR CHILD SAFETY SEATS. *TR | |
| Make: | Pontiac |
| Model: | G6 |
| Manufactured by: | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| Year: | 2005 |
| Was a crash reported? | N |
| Was an injury reported? | |
| Was a death reported? | |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | BATON ROUGE LA |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1G2ZH528854 |
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| Number of cylinders: | 6 |
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| Was a police report filed? | N |
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