NHTSA Complaint #10564952 — 2008 GMC SIERRA

THE SAFETY DURING A COLLISION OR AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT FROM SHARP PLASTIC EXPOSED DUE TO THE CRACKS IN THE DASH CUTTING THE AIRBAG OR SHARDS OF PLASTIC BECOMING PROJECTILES POTENTIALLY CAUSING INJURY TO OCCUPANTS. I JUST HAD A PHONE CONVERSATION WITH SOMEONE OVER AT GM AND THEY ARE GOING TO CONTACT THE DEALERSHIP REGARDING THIS ISSUE. I EXPLAINED TO THEM THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN. THE CRACKS IN THE DASHBOARD AROUND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG COMPARTMENT COULD COMPROMISE THE INTEGRITY AND DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIRBAG AND POTENTIALITY, CAUSE GREATER INJURY TO THE PASSENGER(S) IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. I ALSO NOTED TO GM THAT MY CASE IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT, AND THAT THERE ARE NUMEROUS FORUMS AND THIS FACEBOOK PAGE WHERE GM VEHICLE OWNERS HAVE POSTED PICTURES OF DEFECTIVE DASHBOARDS ALL WITH SIMILARITIES, SHOWING CRACKS IN THE SAME GENERAL AREAS,MANY OF WHOM HAVE BEEN EXPRESSING SAFETY CONCERNS REGARDING THIS DASHBOARD DESIGN FLAW. *TR