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1996 CHEVROLET S10 — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

crash · 149554 · 1999-05-05

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
S10
Year
1996
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

Severity

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

Narrative

VEHICLE STOPPED AT THE LIGHT WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE REARENDED IT, KNOCKING THE FIRST VEHCLE INTO A TELEPHONE POLE. THEN IT BOUNCED OFF OF THE POLE, HIT THE CORNER OF A BRICK WALL AND KNOCKED INTO THE CURB. UPON IMPACT, PASSENGER'S AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. CAR WAS TOTALED. CONSUMER TALKED WITH THE DEALER ABOUT AIRBAG. THE DEALER TOLD HIM THAT THE AIRBAG DIDN'T HAVE TO DEPLOY. *AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
837515
Machine
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