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2008 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 — AIR BAGS

crash · 1663377 · 2020-05-15

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
SILVERADO 1500
Year
2008
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
240,000

Severity

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

Narrative

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V3810000 (AIR BAGS), HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO RON CRAFT CHEVROLET SERVICE & REPAIR DEPARTMENT (4114 I-10, BAYTOWN, TX 77521, (855) 515-0877) WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED ON MAY 11, 2020, SHE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN, ANOTHER VEHICLE IMPACTED THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF HER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY BUT AFTER THE ACCIDENT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED NO ONE WAS INJURED OR REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE SHE WAS INFORMED THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE SAME DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THE REMEDY PARTS WERE NOT YET AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 240,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. * (RECALL RELATED INCIDENT) TS

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11324699
Machine
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