1996 CHEVROLET CAVALIER — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1996 CHEVROLET CAVALIER — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Start: 2002-04-03

2 injured · 343618 · 2002-04-17

Vehicle

Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CAVALIER
Year: 1996
Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Component: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Speed: 25 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WAS DRIVING 25MPH AND WAS STARTING TO TURN INTO DRIVEWAY, WHEN BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG EXPLODED WITH A LOT OF SMOKE & CAUSED THE DRIVER TO SUFFER BURNS ON CHEST. NLM TWO PEOPLE WERE INJURED. *YH

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 8007872
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown