# 2008 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 — AIR BAGS
> NHTSA complaint `1708593` · 2020-11-24 · 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:** SILVERADO 1500
- **Year:** 2008
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** AIR BAGS
- **Miles at failure:** 207,000
- **Speed:** 39 mph
## Narrative
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT UNDER 40 MPH, HE BLACKED OUT, VEERED OFF THE ROAD INTO TWO DITCHES AND HIT A CONCRETE BARRIER WHERE THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A BROKEN PELVIS, HIPS, THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INSURANCE TOW LOT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT YET TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT HE SAW ON THE NEWS ABOUT A RECALL AND CHECKED HIS VIN AND NOTICED THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V383000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 207,000. *DT *TR*JB
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