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2015 CHEVROLET EQUINOX — AIR BAGS

crash2 injured · 1527694 · 2019-01-01

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
EQUINOX
Year
2015
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
38,502
Speed
5 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
2
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
Yes
Vehicle towed
Yes

Narrative

TAKATA RECALL: MY CAR WAS INVOLVED IN A 3 CAR CRASH AT THE CORNER OF 28TH AVE N AND 4TH ST. N ON DECEMBER 14, 2018. I WAS IN THE MEDIAN WAITING TO CROSS ONCOMING TRAFFIC WHEN I PERCEIVED THE LANES WERE CLEAR AND PROCEEDED TO CROSS THE ROAD. I WAS T-BONED BY AN ONCOMING DODGE AVENGER, INTO THE FRONT END OF A JEEP WRANGLER AND PUSHED INTO A STOP SIGN. MY AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY BUT THE AVENGER'S PASSENGER AND DRIVER AIRBAGS DEPLOYED.I WAS TAKEN TO BAYFRONT ER BY AMBULANCE AND ADMITTED TO TRAUMA DEPARTMENT SUFFERING A STERNUM FRACTURE AND COMPRESSED CHEST INJURIES. MY LEFT HAND ALSO SUFFERED A POSSIBLE FRACTURE. THE POLICE REPORT IS NOT FACTUAL. IT STATES MY AIRBAGS WERE DEPLOYED BUT FROM THE PICTURE YOU CAN CLEARLY SEE THEY WERE NOT AND THE INSURANCE ADJUSTER WILL TESTIFY THAT THEY WERE NOT DEPLOYED.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11164370
Machine
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