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1998 GMC JIMMY — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

crash2 injured · 255378 · 2000-11-08

Vehicle

Make
GMC
Model
JIMMY
Year
1998
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Speed
45 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 45MPH IN RAINING CONDITIONS, ANOTHER VEHICLE RAN A STOP SIGN, AND CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS HIT HEAD-ON TO FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE. AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. OWNER'S MANUEL STATED THAT AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED AT SPEED OF 18MPH. *AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
874653
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown