# 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
> **FATAL** · NHTSA complaint `434622` · 2003-10-10 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 1
- **Injured:** 2
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** SILVERADO
- **Year:** 2001
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
- **Miles at failure:** 900
- **Speed:** 55 mph
## Narrative
WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF  VEHICLE WHILE TRAVELING UP A HILL.  THEN VEHICLE STRUCK A WOODEN FENCE.  ONE BEAM OF THE FENCE CAME THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD, STRIKING THE CONSUMER IN THE HEAD, EVENTUALLY KILLING HIM. ALSO, TWO PASSENGERS SUSTAINED INJURIES.   IN THE CONFUSION, CONSUMER DEPRESSED THE GAS PEDAL INSTEAD OF THE BRAKES AND STRUCK A FIRE HYDRANT.  ALL PASSENGERS AND THE CONSUMER  WERE WEARING SEAT BELTS.  HOWEVER, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.  POLICE ARRIVED ON THE SCENE AND MADE A REPORT.   MANUFACTURER AND DEALER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE  INCIDENT.  *AK
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