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2012 CHEVROLET VOLT — UNKNOWN OR OTHER

crash1 injured · 1226656 · 2015-10-07

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
VOLT
Year
2012
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Miles at failure
55,000
Speed
10 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN AND WAS HIT BY AN SUV WHO RAN A RED LIGHT DOING ABOUT 35 OR 40 MILES PER HOUR ON FRONT OF MY CAR. IT HIT THE FRONT OF MY CAR SPINNING IT TO THE RIGHT [ABOUT 160 DEGREE TURN] WHEN MY CAR SPUN I HIT THE BACK OF MY HEAD AND LEFT SHOULDER ON THE DOOR PILLAR, MY HEAD HURT AND I WAS DAZED. THE AIRBAGS HAD NOT GONE OFF I HIT THE ONSTAR BUTTON NOTHING HAPPENED I SMELLED BURNING SO I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND GOT OUT. I NOW HAVE A MINOR CONCUSSION DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10780684
Machine
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