# 2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE — AIR BAGS
> **FATAL** · NHTSA complaint `1116951` · 2014-10-04 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 1
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** Yes
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** TAHOE
- **Year:** 2002
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** AIR BAGS
- **Miles at failure:** 73,000
- **Speed:** 45 mph
## Narrative
TL - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE DRIVER WAS DRIVING AT 45 MPH AND ATTEMPTED TO AVOID A CRASH WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE DRIVER CRASHED INTO A GUARDRAIL AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT WAS TAKEN TO A HOSPITAL AND SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE RIBS, THE COLLAR BONES, A BRAIN TRAUMA AND A COLLAPSED LUNG. THE DRIVER SUFFERED FROM FATAL INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000. DR
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