# 1997 CHEVROLET ASTRO — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
> NHTSA complaint `168816` · 1999-09-03 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** ASTRO
- **Year:** 1997
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
## Narrative
WAS TRAVELING 40MPH WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE CUT IN FRONT & HAD NO TAIL LIGHTS. APPLIED BRAKES TO AVOID HITTING VEHICLE. HAD PUMPED BRAKES, BUT VEHICLE HAD SLID & REARENDED THE OTHER VEHICLE DUE TO LACK OF BRAKES. UPON IMPACT WITH OTHER VEHICLE, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *AK
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*