# 1996 CHEVROLET CAPRICE — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
> **FATAL** · NHTSA complaint `145766` · 1998-04-06 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 1
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** CAPRICE
- **Year:** 1996
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
## Narrative
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT APRROXIMATELY  45 MPH ,MADE A DIRECT HEAD-ON HIT AGAINST GUARDRAIL ,VEHICLE THEN FLIPPED OVER .  BOTH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, RESULTING IN THE DRIVER 'S DEATH , MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED, VEHICLE IS  CONSIDERED A TOTAL LOSS.  *AK
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