# 2013 CHEVROLET EQUINOX — AIR BAGS
> NHTSA complaint `1303678` · 2016-08-01 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** Yes
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** EQUINOX
- **Year:** 2013
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** AIR BAGS
- **Miles at failure:** 60,000
## Narrative
I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND WAS HIT TWICE FROM BEHIND.  THE CHEMICAL FROM THE SIDE AIRBAG WAS RELEASED BUT THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY.  THE CHEMICAL WAS A FINE MIST OR LIGHT SMOKE.    THE SEAT BELT LOCKED THE FIRST TIME I WAS HIT.  I AM NOT SURE WHEN THE AIRBAG MIST OCCURRED (? WITH THE FIRST OR SECOND HIT)  THEY HAPPENED WITHIN SECONDS OF EACH OTHER.  A "SERVICE AIRBAG" WARNING LIGHT IS NOW ILLUMINATED.  THE VEHICLE IS GOING IN FOR REPAIRS AS A RESULT OF THE CRASH AND THIS WILL BE ADDRESSED.  I JUST WANTED TO REPORT THIS.  I HAVE ALSO NOTIFIED CHEVROLET DIRECTLY.
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