# 1998 CHEVROLET SILVERADO — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
> NHTSA complaint `133955` · 1999-02-01 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** SILVERADO
- **Year:** 1998
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
- **Speed:** 40 mph
## Narrative
MY WIFE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION AT 40 MPH, IN WHICH THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY.  DUE TO THIS FAILURE, SHE BEGAN HAVING PREMATURE CONTRACTIONS ( 7 1/2 MONTHS PREGNANT) AFTER HITTING THE STEERING WHEEL OF THE VEHICLE WITH HER STOMACH.  ALSO CAUSED HER TO BE HOSPITALIZED FOR 2 DAYS.  ACCIDENT OCCURRED TO THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE.  *AK
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