# 1998 CHEVROLET BLAZER — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
> NHTSA complaint `317014` · 2001-10-09 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** BLAZER
- **Year:** 1998
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
- **Speed:** 55 mph
## Narrative
WAS TRAVELING APPROX. 50-55MPH AND   WENT AROUND A CORNER; ROAD HAD UNEVEN SHOULDERS.  TOOK FOOT OFF ACCELERATOR PEDAL, AND VEHICLE  ACCELERATED INTO A DITCH.  NOTICED AND TRIED TO CORRECT, AND VEHICLE HIT  DITCH AND CRASHED.  AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DRIVER WAS HOSPITALIZED WITH AN INJURED BACK, CRUSHED 2ND VETERBRAE. *AK
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