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2022 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 — AIR BAGS

crash1 injured · 1784382 · 2021-12-22

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
SILVERADO 1500
Year
2022
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
1,100
Speed
60 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

The contact owns a 2022 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated that while her husband was driving at 60 MPH and coughing, he got distracted and lost control of the vehicle. The vehicle veered off the road and crashed into several trees. The air bags failed to deploy. The contact's husband did not recall whether a warning light illuminated. The contact also stated that the following distance indicator feature of the vehicle that would cause the vehicle to decelerate when approaching an object failed to respond while the vehicle was veering towards the trees. The contact's husband was transported out of the vehicle to the hospital with the assistance of emergency units. The contact's husband sustained chips to his spine, C7+1 chips on his neck, a laceration on his forehead, bruises on the upper body, and a left broken rib. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to a tow lot, then it was towed to the dealer. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 1100.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11444681
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown