← NHTSA complaints

2001 CHEVROLET TAHOE — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

crash · 394668 · 2003-02-19

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
TAHOE
Year
2001
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Miles at failure
37,500

Severity

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

Narrative

IT HAD BEEN RAINING SLIGHTLY AND AS I ATTEMPTED TO USE AN EXIT RAMP FROM THE HIGHWAY MY ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED I SKIDDED AND SPUN AND ENDED UP HITTING THE CONCRETE BARRIER WHICH DID NOT MAKE MY AIRBAGS DEPLOY EVEN THOUGH THE CAR HIT HARD ENOUGH TO BEND THE FRAME OF THE FRONT END BY AN INCH AND A HALF

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10007793
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown