# 2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA — AIR BAGS
> NHTSA complaint `1413305` · 2017-10-10 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** IMPALA
- **Year:** 2009
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** AIR BAGS
## Narrative
2009 CHEVROLET IMPALA.  CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE DASHBOARD PASSENGER AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT BLINKING, SMOKE AND ODORS OF ELECTRICAL WIRE BURNING.  *SMD    THE CONSUMER STATED THAT A BUZZING NOISE WAS HEARD IN THE AREA OF THE AIRBAG 4 MONTHS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. MORE RECENTLY, THE DASH BEGAN SMOKING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OFFERED TO PAY A PORTION OF THE REPAIR. THE CONSUMER DECLINED DUE TO NOT BEING ABLE TO AFFORD THE REMAINING COST OF THE REPAIRS. UPDATED 10/10/2017*JS
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