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2012 CHEVROLET SONIC — AIR BAGS

crash1 injured · 1046757 · 2014-03-17

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
SONIC
Year
2012
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
31,000
Speed
5 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS IN A TBONE ACCIDENT WHERE THE DRIVER WAS GOING WELL OVER MY SPEED. AFTER THE HIT, MY HEAD HIT THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW. THE IMPACT SENT ME SPINNING ACROSS THE ROAD INTO A WOODED AREA WHERE MY PASSENGERS SIDE STRUCK A TREE. I WAS OUT FOR A LITTLE WHILE (NOT SURE HOW LONG). WHEN I CAME TO MY SENSES MEDICAL WAS ON SCENE AND I HAD A MAJOR HEADACHE AND MY LEFT KNEE WAS PRETTY SORE. I WENT TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM THAT DAY TO BE INFORMED THAT I SUFFERED HEAD AND BACK INJURIES. AFTER GETTING THE VEHICLE INSPECTED I WAS TOLD THAT MY PARTICULAR VEHICLES HAD MORE AIRBAGS THAN THE STANDARD VEHICLE AND MY AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10572868
Machine
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