# 1997 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
> NHTSA complaint `391099` · 2003-01-27 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** MONTE CARLO
- **Year:** 1997
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
- **Miles at failure:** 132,013
- **Speed:** 30 mph
## Narrative
DURING A SNOW  STORM I WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT WHERE THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME ABRUPTLY STOPPED  AND BECAUSE OF THE ROAD CONDITIONS I WAS UNABLE TO  DECELERATE FAST ENOUGH AND I TRIED TO PULL TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD TO AVOID HITTING THE OTHER CAR BUT I STILL SLID INTO THE OTHER CAR AND THEN HIT A TREE.  THERE WAS EXTENSIVE DAMAGE(APPROX $5,000) DONE TO THE FRONT END OF MY CAR AND MY AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED.
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