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2011 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE — AIR BAGS

crash1 injured · 1061811 · 2014-05-03

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
TRAVERSE
Year
2011
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
5,000
Speed
40 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS GOING STRAIGHT AT 40 MPH (CONFIRMED BY GM ENGINEER). ANOTHER VEHICLE TURNED IN FRONT OF ME AND THERE WAS A T-BONE STYLE OF ACCIDENT. THE OTHER CAR WAS TOTALED AND MINE TOOK ABOUT $18000 OF DAMAGE. NONE OF MY AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. I COMPLAINED TO GM, THEY SENT AN ENGINEER OUT TO LOOK AT THE VEHICLE BEFORE IT WAS REPAIRED TO ASSESS AND THEY SAID THAT THE AIRBAGS NOT DEPLOYING MEANT THAT THEY FUNCTIONED CORRECTLY. THE ENGINEERS REPORT SAID AT THE MOMENT OF IMPACT, MY CAR WAS TRAVELING 40MPH, AND I HAVE A HARD TIME BELIEVING THAT THE AIRBAGS WOULDN'T DEPLOY UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES WHILE THE VEHICLE IS TRAVELING 40MPH. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10586298
Machine
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