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2001 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

crash2 injured · 372680 · 2002-09-05

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
MONTE CARLO
Year
2001
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Speed
70 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER WERE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE SHE WAS FORCED OFF THE ROAD, CROSSED THE MEDIAN, AND STRUCK A TRACTOR TRAILER UNIT, ON IS-70. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. GM WAS CONTACTED AND THE "BLACK BOX" WAS DOWNLOADED. THE DOWNLOADED INFORMATION IS FALSE. GM WILL NO LONGER SPEAK WITH ME CONCERNING THIS INCIDENT. YOUR ASSISTANCE WOULD BE APPRECIATED. I AM A MISSOURI STATE TROOPER (GM IS UNAWARE OF THIS) AND AM FAMILIAR WITH HOW AIRBAGS WORK. THANK YOU, [XXX]. *AK PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
766733
Machine
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