NHTSA Complaint #11164477 — 2017 GMC TERRAIN

TRAVELING ON STATE HIGHWAY 136 BETWEEN 50 AND 55MPH. THE LISTED VEHICLE STRUCK A DEER CAUSING SIGNIFICANT FRONT END DAMAGE. IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THERE WAS A VERY STRONG ODOR SIMILAR TO GUN POWDER. THE AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND ON STAR CAME ON LINE IN THE CAR DUE TO CRASH SENSOR NOTIFICATION. HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT.THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF THE CAR SUSTAINED DAMAGE AS WELL AS THE RADIATOR. THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT QUARTER PANEL ALSO BUCKLED. IT IS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME OF FURTHER DAMAGE. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED ENOUGH DAMAGE TO WHERE IT REQUIRED IT TO BE TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP BODY SHOP FOR FURTHER EVALUATION. BASED ON THE FRONT END AND QUARTER PANEL DAMAGE, THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN AN AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. THE LISTED VEHICLE IS THE ONLY VEHICLE INVOLVED WITH THE COLLISION. THE GEORGIA STATE PATROL INVESTIGATED AND COMPLETED A CRASH REPORT.