# 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT — AIR BAGS
> NHTSA complaint `1073901` · 2014-06-10 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** Yes
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** COBALT
- **Year:** 2008
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** AIR BAGS
- **Miles at failure:** 64,400
- **Speed:** 50 mph
## Narrative
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVY COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT DURING THE CRASH, THE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUFFERED A CONCUSSION, A NECK INJURY AND LACERATIONS TO THE HANDS AND FACE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,400.
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*