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2008 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 — AIR BAGS

1 injured · 1708729 · 2020-11-24

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
SILVERADO 1500
Year
2008
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
103,000

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

STARTED MY VEHICLE TO MOVE IT IN THE DRIVEWAY THIS PAST SATURDAY AND BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO SHIFT INTO GEAR THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. NO COLLISION, ETC. THE VEHICLE WASN'T EVEN OUT OF PARK YET. SOUNDED LIKE A SHOTGUN WENT OFF IN THE CAB OF THE TRUCK. LUCKILY I WAS NOT LEANED FORWARD ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT GEARS OR I WOULD HAVE CAUGHT THE FULL FORCE OF THE DEPLOYMENT TO MY FACE. TOOK QUITE A HIT TO THE CHEST AND STOMACH AREA. EXTREMELY FORTUNATE THIS HAPPENED IN THE DRIVEWAY AND NOT WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IN TRAFFIC. UPON RESEARCH FOUND A PENDING RECALL WHICH HASN'T BEEN RESOLVED YET BY NHTSA. THIS ISSUE IS REAL AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. I COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED OR INJURED OTHERS IF THIS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING. I AM NOW STUCK WITH 2 DEPLOYED AIRBAGS AND IF I WISH TO REPAIR SEVERAL THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO FIX PROBLEM. GM NEEDS TO MAKE THIS RIGHT AND REPAIR. IF THE MANUFACTURER TAKATA HAS IDENTIFIED A PROBLEM WITH THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT SYSTEM PROVIDED AND UTILIZED BY GM THIS SHOULD BE REPAIRED BY GM.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11376221
Machine
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