# 2019 CHEVROLET TRAX — AIR BAGS
> NHTSA complaint `1675871` · 2020-07-10 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** Yes
- **Vehicle towed:** Yes
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** TRAX
- **Year:** 2019
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** AIR BAGS
- **Miles at failure:** 14,216
- **Speed:** 30 mph
## Narrative
I WAS DRIVING SPEED LIMIT, CAR IN FRONT OF ME STOPPED WITHOUT ENOUGH NOTICE AND I HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. DRIVER'S AIRBAG DEPLOYED WITH A LOUD POP AND A CLOUD OF SMOKE POURED OUT FROM THE AIRBAG. MY LEFT FOREARM WAS BURNING AND WHEN I LOOKED AT MY ARM I WATCHED MY SKIN BLISTER WHILE THE SKIN PEELED AWAY. 2ND DEGREE BURN WAS TREATED AT LOCAL URGENT CARE. THE CAR I WAS DRIVING IS A COMPANY VEHICLE OWNED BY MY EMPLOYER.
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*