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Pontiac Montana Exterior Lighting Turn Signal Flasher Unit Safety Report | Nov 03, 2002



Reported on Nov 03, 2002


WE WERE IN A COLLISION (NOT AT FAULT) IN WHICH WE HIT HEAD ON AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH. NONE OF THE AIRBAGS INFLATED. THE VEHICLE HAD MAJOR FRONT END DAMAGE AND WE ARE WAITING IF IT IS REPAIRABLE OR WILL BE TOTALED. SINCE OWNING THE VEHICLE, WE HAVE HAD THE AIRBAGS CHECKED ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. WE WERE VERY FORTUNATE TO NOT HAVE MAJOR INJURIES, BUT DO FEEL THE INJURIES WE DID RECEIVE WOULD HAVE NOT HAPPENED IF THE AIRBAGS HAD WORKED PROPERLY. MANY OF THE EMERGENCY PERSONNEL AT THE SCENE OF THE ACCIDENT WERE SHOCKED THAT IN SUCH A COLLISION THE AIRBAGS DID NOT INFLATE. WE FEEL THERE MUST BE SOME TYPE OF DEFECT WITH THE AIR BAGS. DT
Make: Pontiac
Model: Montana
Manufactured by: General Motors LLC
Year: 2000
Was a crash reported? Y
Was an injury reported?
Was a death reported? 0 person(s) died.
Was a fire reported? N
Location: FLINT MI
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): 1GMDX03E4YD
Mileage:
Speed: 50 MPH
Number of cylinders:
Vehicle type: FWD
Vehicle fuel: GAS N/A.
Was a police report filed? Y
Tire size:
Dealer name and location:
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