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2015 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN — AIR BAGS

2 fatalcrash5 injured · 1294155 · 2016-06-30

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
SUBURBAN
Year
2015
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
AIR BAGS

Severity

Deaths
2
Injured
5
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
Yes
Vehicle towed
Yes

Narrative

TAKATA RECALL- ON MAY 27 2016 WE WERE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT IN OUR 2015 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. 2 OF THE 4 PASSENGERS PASSED AWAY. WE WERE RAN OFF THE OF ROAD AND HIT TWICE BY A TRUCK PULLING A TRAILER. ALL AIRBAGS EXCEPT THE FRONT PASSENGER AND DRIVERS FRONT AIRBAG DEPLOYED. THIS OCCURRED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. WE CROSSED NORTHBOUND LANES AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP ABOUT 10 FEET OFF OF THE ROADWAY. A MOTORHOME TOWING A JEEP LOCKED THEIR BRAKES GOING APPROX 65 MPH WHEN THEY SAW US CROSS THE ROAD AND LOST CONTROL CAUSING THEM TO COME OFF OF THE ROADWAY. THEY HIT US, CAUSING US TO SPIN AROUND AND THEN HIT US AGAIN. THE ACCIDENT ENDED WITH US BEING SLAMMED INTO A CEMENT CULVERT. DURING THIS TIME THE FRONT AIRBAGS STILL DID NOT DEPLOY AND ALSO THE STEERING WHEEL BROKE OFF. THE FRONT PASSENGER PASSED AWAY AS WELL AS HIS SISTER SITTING BEHIND HIM. CAN SOMEONE LOOK INTO THIS AND SEE WHY THE FRONT AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND ALSO WHY THE STEERING BROKE? THANK YOU. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Source

Authoritative
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ODI Number
10881665
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