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2012 CHEVROLET SONIC — AIR BAGS

crash1 injured · 1124687 · 2014-10-28

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
SONIC
Year
2012
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
24,543
Speed
45 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS DRIVING WITH TRAFFIC AT CORRECT SPEED DOWN MAIN ROAD. WHEN SUDDENLY A LADY THAT DID NOT HAVE THE RIGHT AWAY PULLED OUT INTO ON COMING TRAFFIC. SHE HIT THE SIDE OF MY CAR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE IN THE AREA OF MY FRONT WHEEL. THE IMPACT WAS SO HARD THAT MY CAR WAS PUSHED ACROSS TURNING LANE IN MIDDLE, ACROSS A LANE OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND PART OF CAR WAS IN THE EMERGENCY LANE WHEN IT FINALLY CAME TO A STOP. SINCE SHE WAS TURNING THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION OF TRAFFIC ON HER SIDE OF THE STREET WHEN SHE STRUCK ME HER SVC WENT FROM MY FRONT WHEEL DOWN ALMOST THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF MY CAR. MY CONCERN THAT DURING THIS ENTIRE ACCIDENT AND MY 2012 BEING TOTALED OVER $12,000 WORTH OF DAMAGE AND I WAS HURT, NOT ONE SINGLE AIRBAG OUT OF THE 10 IN MY 2012 SONIC DEPLOYED. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10650720
Machine
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