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Pontiac Grand Am Air Bags Frontal Safety Report | Sept 07, 2005
Reported on Sept 07, 2005
| COLLISION INVOLVING FRONT OF 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM (COMPLAINANT VEHICLE) STRIKING SIDE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE AT ESTIMATED SPEED OF 30 MPH. AIR BAG OF GRAND AM FAILED TO DEPLOY. DRIVER OF GRAND AM (COMPLAINANT) WAS BELTED, BUT DRIVER'S HEAD NEVERTHELESS STRUCK WINDSHIELD AND DRIVER'S THIGHS STRUCK BOTTOM OF STEERING WHEEL AND STEERING COLUMN, CAUSING UNCONSCIOUSNESS AND INJURY. VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT DEALER FOR INSPECTION, ASSESSMENT, AND (IF NOT TOTALED) REPAIR. PHOTOS OF VEHICLE HAVE BEEN TAKEN AND CAN BE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. *JB | |
| Make: | Pontiac |
| Model: | Grand Am |
| Manufactured by: | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| Year: | 2000 |
| Was a crash reported? | Y |
| Was an injury reported? | 1 person(s) were injured. |
| Was a death reported? | |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | LAFAYETTE LA |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1G2NF12T8YM |
| Mileage: | |
| Speed: | 30 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | |
| Vehicle type: | |
| Vehicle fuel: | GAS |
| Was a police report filed? | Y |
| Tire size: | |
| Dealer name and location: | LOUISIANA MOTORS, INC. LAFAYETTE LA 70501 |
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