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2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU — AIR BAGS

crash · 1295569 · 2016-07-05

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
MALIBU
Year
2007
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
90,000
Speed
35 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

1 YEAR AGO I WAS DRIVING AND I GOT HIT IN THE SIDE. FOR SOME REASON THE AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY AND I GOT HIT PRETTY HARD BECAUSE THE DRIVER DRIVER SIDE DOORS WERE NOT ABLE TO OPEN. I DROVE HOME WITH AND THEY SAID THAT IT WAS FIXABLE ALTHOUGH IT DIDN'T LOOK LIKE IT. ITS FIXED NOW BUT IVE ALWAYS HAD MY SUSPICION THAT IT IS PART OF THE RECALL. IT WAS MOVING, ON A STREET, ABOUT TO TURN WHEN SHE HIT ME. I DID NOT BRAKE.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10882734
Machine
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