NHTSA Complaint #10984669 — 2011 BUICK LACROSSE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2011 BUICK LACROSSE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH IN THE LEFT LANE, AN 18 WHEELER TRUCK MERGED OVER AND SMASHED THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE AND ANOTHER VEHICLE INTO THE METAL GUARDRAIL. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED HEAD INJURY, BACK PAINS, AND LEG PAINS. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS RECEIVED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND THE INSURANCE COMPANY TOWED THE VEHICLE. THE CAUSE OF THE AIR BAG FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. A DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INDICATED THAT THERE WAS NO AIR BAG RECALL. THE CONTACT WAS TO REACH OUT TO THE MANUFACTURER TO DETERMINE WHY THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.