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2010 CHEVROLET COBALT — AIR BAGS

crash1 injured · 1046421 · 2014-03-16

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
COBALT
Year
2010
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
71,885

Severity

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

Narrative

VEHICLE PURCHASED 12/19/13 FROM NISSAN DEALERSHIP. ONE PREVIOUS OWNER WITH CLEAN CARFAX. 18 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER AND SLID OFF ROAD. VEHICLE ROLLED UPSIDE DOWN AFTER STRIKING TREE APPROXIMATELY 15 FT INTO RAVINE. DAUGHTER SUSTAINED IMMEDIATE HEAD INJURY CAUSING HER TO BLACK OUT SO SHE IS NOT ABLE TO TELL IF THERE WAS ANY PROBLEM WITH STEERING, ETC. ALSO SUSTAINED BROKEN COLLARBONE AS SEATBELT KEPT HER FROM FALLING OUT OF CAR. REAR HALF OF ROOF WAS CRUSHED INTO REAR SEAT HEADRESTS. NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED! UPON HEARING ABOUT GM'S RECALL ISSUES AND PENDING INVESTIGATION ON NEWS ON 3/13/14, NOTIFIED OUR INSURANCE AND ASKED THEM TO REEXAMINE VEHICLE BASED UPON CRITERIA MENTIONED IN RECALL ISSUES. INSURANCE STATED THIS WILL BE FURTHER INVESTIGATED WITH GM AS WELL. POLICE REPORT ON FILE AS WELL. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10572638
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