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1996 CHEVROLET CAVALIER — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

crash · 136876 · 1998-08-10

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
CAVALIER
Year
1996
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

Severity

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

Narrative

RECALL 98V146; WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH THE VEHICLE MOVED TO RIGHT AND THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED UNEXPECTEDLY WITHOUT A FRONTAL IMPACT, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. CALLED MANUFACTURER PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. MANUFACTURER STATED THAT VEHICLE WAS COVERED BY THE RECALL. AFTER THE ACCIDENT CONTACTED MANUFACTURER AND THEY STATED VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
826486
Machine
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