Consumer Complaint Detail

CADILLAC / DEVILLE / 1996

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 999082324 Incident Date: Mar, 28 1999
Consumer's City: AUBURN Consumer's State: AL
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: DEVILLE Model Year: 1996
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Air bags
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1G6KD52Y1TU Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Apr, 12 1999 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Apr, 30 1996
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: The airbags failed to deploy in a head-on collision in the car even though they deployed in the other car that was involved in the accident. the cadillac had extensive damage to the left front end to the extent that the unibody on that side was crumpled, a large part of the front will be replaced and the windshield was broken. if the seat belts had not worked extremely well, holding both front seat passengers against the seat, there would have been severe injuries.