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2007 CHEVROLET COBALT — AIR BAGS

crash1 injured · 1042435 · 2014-03-03

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
COBALT
Year
2007
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
77,000
Speed
55 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

ON JULY 15, 2010 I WAS HIT HEAD-ON BY ANOTHER DRIVER. PICTURES OF MY CHEVY COBALT CLEARLY SHOW THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY CORRECTLY ON THE RIDE SIDE OF THE STEERING WHEEL. AS A RESULT, I SUFFERED MULTIPLE INJURIES, MOST OF THE INJURIES ARE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF MY BODY. DISLOCATED AND SHATTERED RIGHT FOOT, RIGHT WRIST FRACTURE, CUT IN RIGHT KNEE, DISFIGURED STOMACH, NEED LEFT HIP REPLACED, ALSO HAVE DEPRESSION, PTSD, ANXIETY, LONG AND SHORT TERM MEMORY LOSS, CHRONIC PAIN, DEGENERATIVE DISK DISEASE, BOTH KNEES AND ARMS WEAK. TOTALLY DISABLED, UNABLE TO WORK. HOW DO I SUE GM? *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10566846
Machine
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