# 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
> NHTSA complaint `279323` · 2001-02-27 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** SILVERADO
- **Year:** 1999
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
- **Speed:** 35 mph
## Narrative
MY AIR BAG DID NOT ACTIVATE AND IN A DIRECT FRONT END COLLISION.  THE SUN SETTING BLINDED ME AND I HIT DIRECTLY THE REAR OF THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME AND IT'S AIRBAG DEPLOYED AND THE CHAIN REACTION OF THE TWO CARS IN FRONT OF THE CAR I HIT AIRBAGS DEPLOWED.  GM SAID MY AIRBAG WAS NOT DEFECTIVE AND I ASKED TO HAVE IT CHECKED TWO TIMES.  IT SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED AND IT DID NOT.  I WAS NOT WEARING A SEAT BELT AND I SUFFERED HEAD INJURIES.  I SOLD TRUCK BECAUSE I DID NOT WANT TO DIE NEXT FAILURE.
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