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1997 CHEVROLET CAVALIER — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

2 injured · 318465 · 2001-02-16

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
CAVALIER
Year
1997
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Speed
30 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

AS CONSUMER BEGAN TO BREAK AND SLOW DOWN, DUE TO CONGESTION THAT SHE NOTICED THAT WAS IN FRONT OF HER, A VEHICLE PULLED IN FRONT OF HER, SO TO AVOID A COLLISION CONSUMER SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED VIOLENTLY AND SUBSEQUENTLY CONSUMER REAR-ENDED THE VEHICLE, CONSUMER AND THE PASSENGER SUFFERED SEVERE INJURIES, HOWEVER THE VERY NEXT DAY AFTER THE ACCIDENT, THE CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTIFICATION(98026) THE MANUFACTURER IS NOT WILLING TO TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ACCIDENT, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY A REPRESENATIVE FROM GENERAL MOTORS THAT THE RECALL WAS OLD AND THAT THE AIRBAGS SHOULD ALREADY HAVE BEEN REPLACED, CONSUMER THEN INFORMED THE REPRESEANTIVE THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT PURCHASED NEW.*JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
559737
Machine
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