# 2010 CHEVROLET IMPALA — AIR BAGS
> NHTSA complaint `1124559` · 2014-10-28 · 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:** IMPALA
- **Year:** 2010
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** AIR BAGS
- **Miles at failure:** 42,000
- **Speed:** 40 mph
## Narrative
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2010 CHEVROLET IMPALA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL AND CRASH THE VEHICLE INTO A FIELD BEFORE FLIPPING INTO A RIVER. DURING THE INCIDENT, THE BRAKES AND POWER STEERING WOULD NOT OPERATE AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED DURING THE CRASH AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER SUFFERED BRUISES TO THE RIGHT ARM, RIGHT HAND, NECK, AND LEFT KNEE DURING THE INCIDENT. THE DRIVER RECEIVED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE MANUFACTURER EXAMINED THE VEHICLE BUT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000.
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