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2017 CHEVROLET CAMARO — AIR BAGS

1 injured · 1426110 · 2017-11-17

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
CAMARO
Year
2017
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
123
Speed
90 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
Yes
Vehicle towed
Yes

Narrative

TL* THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND OWNS A 2017 CHEVROLET CAMARO. WHILE THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 90 MPH, HE HEARD A LOUD BANGING NOISE. SUDDENLY, THE FRONT PASSENGER AND REAR DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE FOREARM AND NECK PAIN THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO COURTESY CHEVROLET SAN DIEGO (750 CAMINO DEL RIO N, SAN DIEGO, CA 92108 (619) 297-4321), BUT NO DIAGNOSTIC FAILURE CODES WERE FOUND. THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO HAVE HIT SOMETHING; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT HIT ANYTHING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS PERFORMED AS INTENDED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123.

Source

Authoritative
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ODI Number
11047093
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