# 2007 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 — SEAT BELTS
> NHTSA complaint `1636258` · 2020-01-10 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** SILVERADO 1500
- **Year:** 2007
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** SEAT BELTS
- **Miles at failure:** 98,000
## Narrative
MY WIFE AND I HAD JUST GOTTEN INTO THE TRUCK. WHEN I STARTED IT AND PUT IT IN DRIVE, A VERY LOUD EXPLOSION OCCURRED.  MY WIFE HAD ALREADY FASTENED HER SEAT BELT BUT I (DRIVER) HAD NOT.  SHE THOUGHT THAT SHE HAD BEEN SHOT.  BOTH SEAT BELT PRETENSIONERS HAD EXPLODED.  THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AS DID THE EMERGENCY FLASHERS. BOTH SEAT BELTS ARE INOPERABLE.
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