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2014 Buick ENCORE Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1385125
Internal NHTSA #	10995504
Manufacurer	General Motors LLC
Brand	BUICK
Model	ENCORE
Model Year	2014
File date	15/06/17
Component	AIR BAGS
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	I took my vehicle into the serra dealership in washington, mi on 3/20/17 to have the frontal airbag and pretensioner non depoy safety recall (16007) repaired. On, 6/15/17, i was in a car accident traveling at roughly 50 mph and my airbags did not deploy. A ford f-150 turned into oncoming traffic without looking causing the front of my vehicle to crash into the side of her truck. The other driver was issued the citation from the police. My buick encore is most likely totaled (awaiting confirmation on that).
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	30000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	MACOMB, MI
VIN pattern	KL4CJCSB8EBXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	Y
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	Y
Was medical attention required?	N
Was part original equipment?
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Date of purchase	28/04/25
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	50
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2014 Buick ENCORE Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2014 Buick ENCORE Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects

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