# 2000 CHEVROLET TAHOE — AIR BAGS
> NHTSA complaint `521147` · 2005-04-26 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** TAHOE
- **Year:** 2000
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** AIR BAGS
- **Miles at failure:** 4,000
- **Speed:** 55 mph
## Narrative
WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER HIT A PATCH  OF ICE WHICH SENT THE VEHICLE SLIDING, AND CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. HOWEVER, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AND CONSUMER WAS INJURED. CONSUMER  CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND MANUFACTURER.  *AK   CONSUMER FEELS THAT MUCH OF THE PAIN AND SUFFERING MIGHT HAVE BEEN PREVENTED BY THE PROTECTION OF THE 4 AIR BAGS IN THIS TAHOE-NONE OF WHICH DEPLOYED UPON AN IMPACT THAT CRUSHED THE  FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. JAMMED TH EFRONT PASENGER DOOR WHICH CONSUMER COULD NOT OPEN , AND BENT THE CAR'S FRAME BEYOND REPAIR.   *BF
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