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1999 CHEVROLET ASTRO — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

crash1 injured · 340477 · 2002-03-25

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
ASTRO
Year
1999
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Speed
60 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN A NEARLY HEAD-ON CRASH AT AN ESTIMATED SPEED OF 60 MPH. RELATIVE SPEED MAY HAVE BEEN LESS, BECAUSE VEHICLE WHICH THIS VAN HIT WAS SLIDING BACKWARDS IN THE SAME DIRECTION OF TRAVEL AS THE VAN. HOWEVER, CLOSING SPEED HAD TO BE SIGNIFICANT TO CAUSE IT TO BE DAMAGED BEYOND REPAIR WITHIN ITS $13,000 VALUE. VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. WE HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE SINCE NEW, NO MODIFICATIONS HAVE BEEN MADE TO IT, AND IT HAD NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT BEFORE THIS. DIGITAL PHOTOS OF DAMAGED VEHICLE ARE AVAILABLE IF DESIRED. *AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
759758
Machine
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