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2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU — SEATS

crash1 injured · 1065911 · 2014-05-16

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
MALIBU
Year
2009
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
SEATS
Miles at failure
60,000

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT AND A MAN WHO WASN'T PAYING ATTENTION CAME SPEEDING UP AND REAR ENDED ME HE HIT ME SO HARD THAT MY CAR HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME AND THAT CAR HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF HIM. 4 CARS TOTAL. MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND I AM SUFFERING FROM MANY INJURIES BECAUSE OF THAT. THE MAN WHO HIT ME WAS GOING AROUND 50 MILES PER HOUR. I BELIEVE WITH SUCH IMPACT THAT HE HIT ME THE AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. MY FACE SLAMMED INTO THE STEERING WHEEL AND HURT ME VERY BADLY ALSO I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE SEAT AND THE SEATBELT. THE SEAT I WAS IN IS ALL BROKEN NOW DUE TO THE ACCIDENT AND I AM ALSO THINKING THAT THE SEATBELT IS ALSO DEFECTIVE. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10592049
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