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2009 CHEVROLET COBALT — AIR BAGS

crash2 injured · 1162901 · 2015-03-05

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
COBALT
Year
2009
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
115,000

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
2
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
Yes
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AT AN UNKNOWN RATE OF SPEED CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER AND THE PASSENGAR SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE HEAD, THE NECK AND THE BACK WHICH BOTH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE CONTACT METIONED THAT DUE TO THE IMPACT OF THE CRASH, THE DRIVER AND PASSENGARS HEAD CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE WINDSHIELD. THE CONTACT DID NOT DISCLOSE IF A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OR NOT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS , ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10692365
Machine
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