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2008 CHEVROLET COBALT — AIR BAGS

crash · 1040996 · 2014-02-26

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
COBALT
Year
2008
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
81,493
Speed
40 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS DRIVING ON A 3 LANE HIGHWAY IN THE MIDDLE LANE ATTEMPTING TO PASS A VEHICLE BY ENTERING THE FAR LEFT LANE WHEN I NOTICED A CAR IN MY BLIND SPOT. I OVERCORRECTED WHEN ATTEMPTING TO NAVIGATE BACK INTO MY ORIGINAL LANE OF TRAVEL. MY CAR BEGAN FISHTAILING, I SPUN AROUND 2 TIMES WHILE CROSSING OVER 2 LANES OF TRAFFIC AND HIT THE RIGHT SIDE GUARD RAIL ALMOST HEAD ON AT 40 MPH. I WENT BACK INTO TRAFFIC AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE ON THE SIDE PANEL AND CAME TO REST WITH MY CAR NORTHBOUND IN THE SOUTHBOUND TRAFFIC THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN THE CRASH, WHICH I FOUND CONCERNING WITH THE AMOUNT OF FRONT END DAMAGE THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10565941
Machine
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