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2017 CHEVROLET TRAX — AIR BAGS

firecrash · 1441168 · 2018-01-18

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
TRAX
Year
2017
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
305
Speed
55 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE ON NOVEMBER 22, 2017. I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT ON DECEMBER 14, 2017 WHERE I HIT A DOG AND MY CAR CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND POLICE DIDN'T BELIEVE THAT I HIT A DOG AND IT CAUSED THIS DAMAGE. I CONTACTED GM TO SEE IF THEY WOULD INVESTIGATE BUT THEY TOLD ME THEY WOULD NOT INVESTIGATE UNLESS MY INSURANCE CONTACTED THEM AND THEY ALSO TOLD ME TO READ MY MANUAL ON SEATBELTS WHEN I LET THEM KNOW THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I BELIEVE WHOLE HEARTEDLY THAT THIS CAR IS UNSAFE IF IT CAUGHT ON FIRE FROM HITTING A DOG AND THEY DOG WAS NOT LARGE AT ALL. PLEASE BE CAREFUL ID CONSIDERING THIS VEHICLE

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11063459
Machine
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