# 1999 CHEVROLET ASTRO — AIR BAGS
> NHTSA complaint `489990` · 2004-08-11 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** ASTRO
- **Year:** 1999
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** AIR BAGS
- **Speed:** 35 mph
## Narrative
WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER TRIED TO AVOID A  PERSON ON A BICYCLE ON THE ROAD. SWERVED IN ORDER NOT TO HIT THE PERSON, BUT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, JUMPED A CURB, AND COLLIDED WITH A FIRE HYDRANT, AND STRIKING  A TREE.  UPON IMPACT,  BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY  DRIVER SUSTAINED HEAD AND NECK INJURIES, AND WAS TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE TO A HOSPITAL.  VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE  DEALER FOR INSPECTION.  CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND A REPRESENTATIVE CAME DOWN TO MEET WITH  THE DEALER AND CONSUMER.  THE REPRESENTATIVE INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS FUNCTIONING AS DESIGNED,AND THE RATE OF DECELERATION AND  IMPACT WAS PRESENT.  *AK
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