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2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER — AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW

crash1 injured · 338375 · 2002-03-12

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
TRAILBLAZER
Year
2002
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
Speed
30 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

WHILE DRIVING AT 25-30 MPH IN RAINY CONDITIONS, THE CONSUMER HAD LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND RAN SIDEWAYS INTO A TREE, BUT THE SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONTACTED DEALER/MANUFACTURER WHO WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. *AK THE ACCIDENT IMPACTED AT A PILAR BETWEEN THE FRONT/REAR PASSENGER DOOR. THE SEAT WHERE AIR BAG WAS LOCATED HAD BEEN CRUSHED. THE ROOF AND THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WERE SEVERELY DAMAGED, THE AIR BAG(S) DID NOT DEPLOY. IF SOMEONE WERE SITTING THERE THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. THE DEALER SAYS THAT THE SYSTEM ON THE BOARD DID NOT DEPLOY DUE TO THE PITCH OF THE IMPACT. *SCC

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
8005397
Machine
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