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2017 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 — AIR BAGS

crash1 injured · 1741092 · 2021-04-14

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
SILVERADO 1500
Year
2017
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
47,650

Severity

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

Narrative

APRIL 04,2021. STOPPED FOR TRAFFIC ON I-10 , 17 MILES EAST OF LAFAYETTE .LA. WHILE SITTING APPROX. 10 TO 12 FEET BEHIND THE AUTO , A FORD 350 WITH A TRAILER STRUCK ME FROM BEHIND AT APPROX. 50 PLUS MPH. THE IMPACT PUSHED ME INTO THE CARIN FRONT. TOTALLY DESTROYED THE REARED. MY REARED AND FRONTEND WAS DAMAGE. MY FRONT BUMPER CAVED IN. AFTER IMPACT, MY TRUCK CAB FILLED WITH SMOKE. MY AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. MY AIR BAG LIGHT DISPLAYED THAT BAGS WAS DEPLOYED BUT THEY DIDN'T. GOT OUT OF TUCK BECAUSE AT THE TIME, I HAD NO IDEA WHAT WAS HAPPENING. AFTER SUCH AN SERIOUS IMPACT FROM THE BACK AND FRONT, I WAS VERY DISCOURAGE THAT THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AS THEY WERE SUPPOSE TO

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11408099
Machine
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