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2016 CHEVROLET SILVERADO — AIR BAGS

crash2 injured · 1767233 · 2021-09-08

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
SILVERADO
Year
2016
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
34,545
Speed
55 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
2
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
Yes
Vehicle towed
Yes

Narrative

The contact owns a 2016 Chevrolet Silverado HD Crew. The contact stated while driving approximately at 55 mph when the vehicles in front of the contact began to stop abruptly which resulted in the contact crashing the vehicle into another vehicle. The air bags did not deploy. A police report was taken and 2 persons in the contact's vehicle sustained injuries; i.e contact's wife who was a passenger sustained a sprain on the right wrist and right ankle, and whiplash, pain in the right shoulder and neck. The contact sustained pain in the right shoulder and neck. They did not seek medical treatment until a couple of days post-accident. The vehicle was towed to an insurance lot and was awaiting diagnosis. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 34,545.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11432137
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown