# 2019 GMC SIERRA 1500 — FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
> NHTSA complaint `1913816` · 2023-07-27 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** Yes
## Vehicle
- **Make:** GMC
- **Model:** SIERRA 1500
- **Year:** 2019
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
- **Speed:** 40 mph
## Narrative
What happened: the air bags failed to deploy during a crash.  Question: What component or system failed or malfunctioned?  Answer: air bags, automatic emergency braking, forward collision warning.  Question: Is it available for inspection upon request?  Answer: yes  Question: How was your safety or the safety of others put at risk?  Answer: driver-side air bags failed to deploy upon a rear-end collision with the vehicle to my immediate front @ 40 mph.  Question: Has the problem been reproduced or confirmed by a dealer or independent service center?  Answer: No.  It currently is at a repair facility as of this morning and it’s apparent that the air bags did not deploy.  Question: Has the vehicle or component been inspected by the manufacturer, police, insurance representatives or others?  Answer: No, and not to my knowledge since turning the vehicle into the repair facility this morning.  Question: Were there any warning lamps, messages or other symptoms of the problem prior to the failure, and when did they first appear?  Answer: None.  No previous warning lamps, messages, or symptoms.  *NOTE: I have dash cam video of the collision in my possession.
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