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1998 CHEVROLET MALIBU — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

crash · 316736 · 2001-10-03

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
MALIBU
Year
1998
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Speed
2 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS SITTING AT AN INTERSECTION BEHIND ANOTHER VEHICLE AND CONSUMER THOUGHT VEHICLE WAS MOVING. SHE LIFTED FEET OFF BRAKES, HITTING VEHICLE IN FRONT. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DID DEPLOY, BUT HALFWAY. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE, CONSUMER SMELLED SMOKE COMING FROM AIR BAGS. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
897306
Machine
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