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2001 GMC SIERRA 2500 — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

crash2 injured · 442702 · 2003-11-26

Vehicle

Make
GMC
Model
SIERRA 2500
Year
2001
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Miles at failure
35,000
Speed
60 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY IN THE EVENING ROAD WAS WET DUE TO EARLIER RAIN, TRAVELING AT 60-65 MPH, WHEN ANOTHER CAR PASSED US AND CHANGED LANES ERRATICALLY WHICH CAUSED THE NEED TO SLOW DOWN. UPON ENGAGING THE BRAKES THE ABS FAILED TO WORK, AND VEHICLE'S REAR END LOST TRACTION AND SLID INTO NEXT LANE OF TRAFFIC, THEN HIT GUARD RAIL AND SPUN TRUCK AROUND AND HIT BRIDGE GUARD RAIL ON OPPOSITE SIDE, CAUSING TRUCK TO STARTLE AND RIDE CONCRETE BRIDGE MEDIAN AND FINALLY COMING TO REST IN GRASS MEDIAN. BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY CAUSING MINOR INJURIES TO BOTH OCCUPANTS. NEEDLESS TO SAY TRUCK IS TOTALED. *LA

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10047651
Machine
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