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2021 CHEVROLET COLORADO — AIR BAGS

1 fatalfirecrash · 1785494 · 2021-12-29

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
COLORADO
Year
2021
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
5,000

Severity

Deaths
1
Injured
0
Fire
Yes
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
Yes
Vehicle towed
Yes

Narrative

The contact's son owned a 2021 Chevrolet Colorado. The contact stated that while her son was driving on a county road at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle inadvertently crashed into a tree 4-6 feet away from the road, and caught fire. No further information was available on the occurrence of the crash. The contact stated that the air bags may have failed to deploy. The fire was extinguished with the assistance of the fire department. The contact's son may have been pronounced dead at the scene. The contact's son was transported out of the vehicle with the assistance of emergency units and was airdropped to the hospital, where it was diagnosed that he sustained brain hemorrhage and third-degree burn on 65% of his body. The contact was unsure whether a fire department report was filed. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to an auto body shop where it was totaled. The dealer and the manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 5,000.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11445486
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown