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2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX — AIR BAGS

crash3 injured · 1025434 · 2013-12-05

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
EQUINOX
Year
2007
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
117,000

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
3
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT WAS SITTING AT A TRAFFIC STOP WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO HIS REAR. THE IMPACT ABRUPTLY PUSHED THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE FORWARD, CAUSING HIM TO CRASH INTO THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR NECK AND BACK INJURIES, THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE PASSENGER SUSTAINED FACIAL LACERATIONS FROM THE SHATTERED REAR WINDOW AND THE DRIVER OF THE SECOND VEHICLE SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES TO THE NECK. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,000.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10554943
Machine
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