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2003 CHEVROLET BLAZER — AIR BAGS

crash · 1091219 · 2014-07-28

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
BLAZER
Year
2003
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
78,000
Speed
10 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WAS HIT BY RIGHT SIDE IMPACT BY A TRUCK WITHOUT BRAKES AT A STOP LIGHT. IT WAS GOING 40 MPH. COMING DOWN HILL AS I TOOK OFF AT STOP LIGHT . PUSHED ACROSS 3 LANES OF TRAFFIC. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY ! ALSO I WAS HIT ON FRONT RIGHT SIDE PANEL . IT LATER CAUSED MY INSTRUMENT PANEL TO NOT DISPLAY THE LIGHTS ON WARNINGS . HAD TO REPLACE THE PANEL . THAT'S WHEN I WAS INFORMED THAT AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY AT ALL ! BUT FLASHES ON AND OFF AS YOU DRIVE. *JS

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10616815
Machine
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