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2008 CHEVROLET SILVERADO — AIR BAGS

crash1 injured · 1039642 · 2014-02-19

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
SILVERADO
Year
2008
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
95,000
Speed
40 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

7:10 A.M. TUESDAY MORNING, I HIT BLACK ICE AND LOST CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE. I PROCEEDED TO SLIDE UNCONTROLLABLY ACROSS THE ROAD. I THEN HIT A CLIFF WITH THE FRONT END OF MY VEHICLE, ONCE I HIT THE THE CLIFF MY VEHICLE THEN FLIPPED IN THE AIR AND LANDED ON THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. ONCE I HAD LANDED ON THE PAVEMENT, ANOTHER VEHICLE CAME ALONG PROCEEDING AT AROUND 45 MPH. THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO HIT THE HOOD OF MY VEHICLE. THE DRIVER HIT MY HOOD DIRECTLY WITH THE FRONT END OF HIS VEHICLE. DURING THE WHOLE INCIDENT, I HAD MY SEATBELT ON. ALSO IT WAS INDICATED THAT MY AIR BAGS WERE ONE AND FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY. THE VEHICLE ITSELF WAS TOTALED AND I SUSTAINED WHIPLASH, A SLIGHT CONCUSSION, SEVERE BRUISES AND CUTS, AND ALSO RECEIVED A CHIPPED TOOTH FROM HITTING THE STEERING WHEEL WITH MY FACE. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10565014
Machine
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