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2011 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 — AIR BAGS

crash · 1423090 · 2017-11-08

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
SILVERADO 1500
Year
2011
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
83,000

Severity

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

Narrative

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. WHILE IDLING AT A STOP LIGHT, ANOTHER VEHICLE SUDDENLY DROVE THROUGH A RED LIGHT AND GOT T-BONED AND PUSHED INTO THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED ON THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE OTHER TWO VEHICLES INVOLVED IN THE CRASH WERE TOTALED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE CRASH. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN UNKNOWN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP IN ST. GEORGE, UTAH WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE RIMS, GRILL, TIRES, AND HEADLIGHT CAPSULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE PARTS WERE REPLACED AND THE AIR BAG SENSOR SYSTEM WAS REPROGRAMMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11044410
Machine
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