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The automaker admits 13 people died. gm's list only includes frontal crashes where airbags didn't inflate. >> general motors says 13 deaths, 47 crashes. >> they're playing with numbers. they don't count brooke's death and she's dead because of that ignition switch. >> ms. barra, is brooke melton included in general motors' death count? yes or no? >> to my knowledge, no. >> no? >> it was a side impact. >> her death has not been counted. it means like it doesn't matter. >> reporter: ken melton still keeps his daughter's number in his cell phone, something for him to hold on to. >> are you willin...

Made. >> reporter: digeorgeo did not return cnn's calls. he's been put on paid leave. gm declined an interview with cnn, but denies concealing facts or engaging in any improper behavior in the melton case. automaker admits 13 people died as a result of the defect but won't release those names. gm's list only includes frontal crashes where air bags didn't infla inflate. general motors says 13 deaths and 47 crashes. >> they're playing with numbers. they don't count brook's death and she's dead because of that ignition switch. >> is brook melton included in general motor's death count? yes or no?...

Other cars getting the lowest grade, the toyota prius c, honda accent, the mitsubishi mirage. many were on the display at the washington auto show. none of those automakers provided anyone to speak on camera. honda said its model, the fit, was designed before the test came into the existence in 2012. some said their cars did better on more traditional tests like the side impact, rollover and head-on tests. automakers point out this test could help them make improvements to their vehicles like honda promises to do with the fit next year. they say their cars meet government regulations and safet...

Have the big jolts and big impacts. that for me was a big break-through. >> reporter: the foam that saved dixon's life is now being used for an entirely new idea. car seats for children. the company that created the innovative foam used in indy cars including dixon's, bald spot sports, partnered with engineers to build a car seat called the advance 70. it protects young children inside impact crashes. so is it really safer? julie valise helped test the car seats. she's a consumer safety expert for safety first. >> side impact crashes are about one in four on the road. while they may not be the...

That for me was a big break-through. >> reporter: the foam that saved dixon's life is now being used for an entirely new idea. car seats for children. the company that created the innovative foam used in indy cars including dixon's, bald spot sports, partnered with engineers to build a car seat called the advance 70. it protects young children inside impact crashes. so is it really safer? julie valise helped test the car seats. she's a consumer safety expert for safety first. >> side impact crashes are about one in four on the road. while they may not be the ones that happen most often, they d...