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2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

crash1 injured · 477383 · 2004-05-27

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
SILVERADO
Year
2002
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Miles at failure
200

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

I WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP AT A RED LIGHT WHEN A YOUNG LADY RAN THE LIGHT FROM THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. SHE HIT ANOTHER TRUCK THEN CROSSED OVER INTO MY LANE HITTING ME ON MY RIGHT FRONT BUMPER. LESS THAN 3 SECONDS LATER THE OTHER TRUCK HIT ME HEAD ON AT 35-40 MPH HEAD ON. THE IMPACT WAS HARD ENOUGH TO THROW ME BACKWARDS INTO SOME MOTORCYCLES BEHIND ME. MY FRONTAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DURING EITHER HIT. *MR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10073268
Machine
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