# 1997 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
> NHTSA complaint `463923` · 2004-05-20 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 2
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** MONTE CARLO
- **Year:** 1997
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
- **Miles at failure:** 94,000
- **Speed:** 50 mph
## Narrative
WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH  VEHICLE SKIDDED ON AN ICY PATCH ON  THE ROAD, DRIVER LOST CONTROL, AND VEHICLE HIT AN EMBANKMENT HEAD ON. UPON IMPACT,  DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.  DRIVER SUSTAINED SEVERE INJURIES TO THE FACE AND NECK, AND  PASSENGER SUSTAINED A CONCUSSION AND A BLACK EYE. DUE TO SEVERE DAMAGE THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK  *LA
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