Title page
Contents
Background 5
Summary 7
Crash Site 7
Pre-Crash 7
Crash 8
Post-Crash 9
2008 Pontiac G6 10
Description 10
Vehicle History 10
NHTSA Recalls and Investigations 11
Exterior Damage 11
Event Data Recorder 13
Interior Damage 13
Manual Restraint Systems 14
Supplemental Restraint Systems 15
Air Bag Non-Deployment Discussion 16
Child Restraint System 17
2008 Pontiac G6 Occupants 19
Driver Demographics 19
Driver Injuries 19
Driver Kinematics 20
Front-Row Right Passenger 20
Front-Row Right Passenger Injuries 21
Front-Row Right Passenger Kinematics 22
Second-Row Left Passenger 22
Second-Row Left Passenger Injuries 23
Second-Row Left Passenger Kinematics 25
Crash Diagram 26
Appendix A: 2009 Pontiac G6 Event Data Recorder Report 27
Figure 1. Left side view of the Pontiac 5
Figure 2. West-looking trajectory view of the Pontiac 7
Figure 3. Northwest trajectory view of the Pontiac approaching the point of impact with the trees 7
Figure 4. Northwest-facing view of the tree impacted during Events 1 (white arrow) and 2 (yellow arrow) 8
Figure 5. On-scene police image of the Pontiac at final rest and the yielding tree impacts 8
Figure 6. On-scene police image of the Pontiac at final rest and the displaced exhaust system 9
Figure 7. Left front oblique view of the Pontiac 10
Figure 8. Overhead view of the Pontiac's left plane deformation 11
Figure 9. Overhead view of the Pontiac's right plane deformation 12
Figure 10. Back plane view of the Pontiac's deformation 12
Figure 11. Lateral view across the second row of the Pontiac and the CRS in the left position 14
Figure 12. View of the driver's contact to the steering wheel and left roof side rail 14
Figure 13. View of the CRS and intruded left rear door 15
Figure 14. View of the (extended) second-row left seat belt used to secure the CRS. Note that the left position was nearly eliminated by the intruded door 15
Figure 15. Post-test image depicting the left side deformation of the 2005 Pontiac G6 16
Figure 16. Image depicting the ignition switch of the Pontiac 17
Figure 17. Image of Evenflo CRS 17
Figure 18. View of the fractured liner in the CRS 18