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2007 CHEVROLET COBALT — AIR BAGS

crash · 1228355 · 2015-10-14

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
COBALT
Year
2007
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
75,000
Speed
20 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WAS DIFFICULT TO REMOVE FROM THE IGNITION. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A CURB. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10781957
Machine
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