# 1996 CHEVROLET CAVALIER — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
> NHTSA complaint `136876` · 1998-08-10 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** CAVALIER
- **Year:** 1996
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
## 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
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