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Pontiac Torrent Air Bags Safety Report | Dec 24, 2013
Reported on Dec 24, 2013
| ON CHRISTMAS EVE OF 2013 AT ABOUT 5:45PM GOING WEST ON 7MILE RD GOING INTO THE LEFT TURNING LANE BEGINNING TO PROCEED TO LIGHT A VAN CAME THROUGH THE TRAFFIC TWO LANES OVER FROM RIGHT CAME AT ANGLE FROM MOBILE GASTATION CUTTING THROUGH TRAFFIC HE LIKE MET ALMOST HEAD-ON HIT THE FRONT OF TRUCK AND CONTINUED MAKING HIS LEFT GOING EAST ON 7MILE RD CLEARLY HIT AND RUN ME ME AND THREE OTHER WERE HURT AND I NOTICED THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN THE OWNERS MANUAL FOR THAT TRUCK STATES THAT THE AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED FROM THE IMPACT RANGE 11 TO17 MPH I CONTACT ACTED GENERAL MOTORS THEY CHECKED THE EDR BASICALLY THEY STATED THEIR NOT AT FAULT THAT IT WAS NOT ENOUGH IMPACT FOR THE AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY | |
| Make: | Pontiac |
| Model: | Torrent |
| Manufactured by: | General Motors LLC |
| Year: | 2006 |
| Was a crash reported? | Y |
| Was an injury reported? | 4 person(s) were injured. |
| Was a death reported? | 0 person(s) died. |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | KALAMAZOO MI |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 2CKDL73F166 |
| Mileage: | 172450 miles. |
| Speed: | 19 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | |
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| Was a police report filed? | N |
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