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2015 CHEVROLET IMPALA — AIR BAGS

crash2 injured · 1397884 · 2017-08-05

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
IMPALA
Year
2015
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
26,235
Speed
40 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
2
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
Yes
Vehicle towed
Yes

Narrative

TAKATA RECALL. I WAS DRIVING DOWN A COUNTY ROAD, I SNEEZED AND HIT MY FACE ON THE STEERING WHEEL AND HIT A TREE AT 40 MPH. MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AT 40MPH IN A FRONTAL CRASH. IT TOTALED THE CAR. BENT THE FRAME AND FRAME AROUND THE MOTOR. MY PASSENGER WAS HURT WORSE THAN ME. WHY DIDN'T MY AIR BAGS DEPLOY?

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11013039
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown