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2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

crash1 injured · 493829 · 2004-08-31

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
SILVERADO
Year
2003
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Miles at failure
23,000
Speed
45 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I PURCHASED A NEW CHEVROLET SILVERADO TRUCK ON 8/15/2003. I DROVE IT 15,000 MILES AND THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AND WAS REPLACED. ON ANOTHER TRIP RETURNING FROM DENVER TO DURANGO I WAS DRIVING ON A MOUNTAIN ROAD WHEN THE BACK WHEELS SUDDENLY, WITHOUT WARNING LOCKED UP. THIS CAUSED THE TRUCK TO GO INTO AN UNCONTROLLED SKID AND I CRASHED INTO THE SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN. THE TRUCK BOUNCED BACK INTO THE ROAD AND ALMOST FORCED OTHER CARS OFF THE HIGHWAY. THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY WAS VERY STEEP WITH NO GUARDRAIL. HAD I SKIDDED THAT DIRECTION, I WOULD HAVE TUMBLED SOME 200 FEET OR MORE. TO ADD TO THIS THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UPON DIRECT FRONTAL IMPACT WITH THE MOUNTAIN. ALL OF THIS INFORMATION WAS NOTED IN THE COLORADO HIGHWAY PATROL ACCIDENT REPORT # 908FZEH21P. GENERAL MOTORS HAS ACCEPTED RESPONSIBILITY BUT 10+ WEEKS LATER HAS NOT REPLACED THE TOTALED TRUCK!*AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10088906
Machine
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