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2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU — AIR BAGS

1 fatalcrash1 injured · 1054435 · 2014-04-08

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
MALIBU
Year
2009
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
3,200
Speed
65 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

ON SEPTEMBER 14, 2008 AT APPROXIMATELY 12:30 AM, THE CAR I WAS DRIVING SUDDENLY WENT INTO A SKID AFTER WHICH I AGGRESSIVELY DEPLOYED THE BRAKES WHEN THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED LEAVING ME UNCONSCIOUS AND NOT IN CONTROL OF THE CAR. THE CAR THEN HIT THE BARRIER AND THEN A PARKED DISABLED CAR AT A HIGH SPEED. I WAS INJURED AND THE DRIVER OF THE PARKED CAR WAS FATALLY KILLED. I WENT TO PRISON FOR FIVE YEARS BECAUSE NO ONE WOULD BELIEVE MY STORY. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10578150
Machine
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