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2012 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500 — AIR BAGS

1 fatalcrash · 1612150 · 2019-10-15

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
SILVERADO 3500
Year
2012
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
100,000
Speed
80 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2012 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 80 MPH, THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A GUARDRAIL. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE COLLIDING INTO A TREE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED FROM THE SCENE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE DRIVER WAS FATALLY INJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS EXAMINED BY AN INDEPENDENT FIRM WHO DETERMINED THAT THE AIR BAG SWITCH WAS FAULTY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: CASE-9-558-170-8379. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11268474
Machine
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