10670497¶

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NHTSA Owner Complaint ODI 10670497¶

nhtsa.gov/complaints/10670497 · p. 1 · Applies to: 451

Manufacturer: SMART USA DISTRIBUTOR LLC Components: STRUCTURE,UNKNOWN OR OTHER Date filed: 01/06/2015 | Date of incident: 01/06/2015 Severity flags: CRASH, INJURIES=1 Vehicles affected: - MY

Owner narrative: I WAS DRIVING MY SMART CAR TO WORK AT 1:30 AM. THERE WAS SOME SNOW ON THE ROADS SO I LEFT 10 MINUTES EARLIER THAN NORMAL SO I COULD DRIVE SLOWLY. I HAD TO GO UP A HILL AND THE CAR FISHTAILED AND CRASHED INTO THE STEEL RAIL.I WAS GOING 43 MPH IN A 55 MPH ZONE WHEN THE CAR FISHTAILED. I HIT THE STEEL RAIL ALMOST HEAD ON. THE CAR IS A TOTAL LOSS YET THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I HIT MY HEAD AND HAVE A SORE BACK AND KNEE PLUS I MISSED A DAY OF WORK. I DO NOT BELIEVE THESE CARS ARE SAFE TO DRIVE IN WINTER DUE TO THE REAR WHEEL DRIVE AND THE AIR BAGS THAT DO NOT WORK. THANKS FOR READING MY STORY.