NHTSA Complaint #10242823 — 2007 SATURN SKY

OUR OFFICE HAS PREVIOUSLY FILED A COMPLAINT IN REGARD TO A 2007 SATURN SKY THAT WE BELIEVE IS DEFECTIVE. MY CLIENT'S NAME IS MATT CASTRO AND THE PENDING ODI NUMBER IS 10237967. ON SEPTEMBER 10, 2008 GENERAL MOTORS SENT OUT AN ACCIDENT INVESTIGATOR TO CONDUCT AN INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE. UPON COMPLETION OF THE INSPECTION, MR. BRISCOE NOTED SOMETHING PECULIAR ON THE SDM INFORMATION BOX. MR. BRISCOE, THE ACCIDENT INVESTIGATOR, FOUND THAT THE INFORMATION GIVEN ON THE BOX STATED THE MY CLIENT MATT CASTRO DID NOT HAVE HIS SEAT BELT ON AT THE TIME THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. HOWEVER, POLICE REPORTS AND POLICE STATEMENTS PROVIDE THAT MY CLIENT HAD TO HAVE HIS SAFETY BELT CUT AWAY TO EXTRACT HIM FROM THE VEHICLE. THIS DISCREPANCY IS OF MONUMENTAL IMPORTANCE IF WE ARE TO RELY ON THE ACCURACY OF THE SDM DEVICES. SDM DEVICES MAIN PURPOSE IS TO PROVIDE ACCURATE DATA AT THE TIME AN ACCIDENT OCCURS. A DEFECTIVE DEVICE FAILING TO RECORD ACCURATE DATA COMPROMISES ALL FURTHER INVESTIGATIONS OF THE VEHICLE. IT IS OUR HOPE THAT YOU ADDRESS THE DEFECTIVE SDM DEVICES ON THE SATURN SKY WITH URGENCY AS THIS PROBLEM COULD ONLY MAGNIFY SHOULD OTHER INCIDENTS ARISE. *TR