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2012 CHEVROLET IMPALA — AIR BAGS

crash1 injured · 1282736 · 2016-05-15

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
IMPALA
Year
2012
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
50,000
Speed
25 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS HIT BY ANOTHER CAR AT INTERSECTION NEAR REAR DOOR. MY CAR WAS CONSIDERED A TOTAL (NOT WORTH FIXING), AND I WAS TAKEN TO ER HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE DUE TO SEVER NECK AND SHOULDER INJURIES. RELEASED WITH FRACTURE OF NECK AND FRACTURED RIGHT RIBS. NOT ONE AIR BAG IN FRONT OR BACK RELEASED IN COLLISION. I KNEW SOMETHING WAS WRONG!

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10864986
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown