# 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT — AIR BAGS
> **FATAL** · NHTSA complaint `1854282` · 2022-11-17 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 1
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** Yes
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** COBALT
- **Year:** 2007
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** AIR BAGS
- **Speed:** 55 mph
## Narrative
The driver of the Cobalt lost control and swerved into the path of a tractor-trailer and collided head-on with the tractor-trailer.  The airbag in the Cobalt did not deploy despite significant frontal damage to the Cobalt.  A download of the ACU in the Cobalt revealed that the Cobalt's ignition switch was in the accessory position at the time of the crash.  The ignition switch recall work had been performed on the Cobalt prior to the crash.
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