← NHTSA complaints

2001 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO — AIR BAGS

crash1 injured · 498192 · 2004-09-24

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
MONTE CARLO
Year
2001
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
62,000
Speed
30 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE SWERVING TO MISS AN ANIMAL I COLLIDED WITH A PARK CAR AT AROUND 30 MPH. UPON THIS COLLISION MY FRONT BUMPER ON THE PASSENGER SIDE STRUCK THE LEFT REAR END OF A VEHICLE. MY CAR HAS AN ESTIMATED $3600 OF DAMAGE, AND THE DAMAGE TO THE OTHER VEHICLE IS UNKOWN AT THIS TIME BUT IS QUITE EXTENSIVE. NEITHER THE FRONT OR THE PASSENGER AIRBAGS WERE DEPLOYED RESULTING IN ME HITTING THE STEERING WHEEL AT A FORCE THAT CAUSED EXTENSIVE BLEEDING IN MY GUMS, AND MY FRONT TEETH BEING LOOSE.*AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10093148
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown