# 1996 CHEVROLET S10 — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
> NHTSA complaint `546622` · 2005-07-29 · 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:** S10
- **Year:** 1996
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
- **Miles at failure:** 164,000
- **Speed:** 20 mph
## Narrative
DT: THE CONSUMER STATED  1996 CHEVROLET S-10 WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH. UPON IMPACT,  AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.  THE TRUCK WAS HIT BY A TRACTOR TRAILER. DRIVER SUSTAINED  SEVERE  INJURIES, INCLUDING WHIPLASH, A SWOLLEN HEAD, CUT AND SCRAPS, FACIAL ABRASIONS, AND INJURIES TO THE CHEST/LEGS/STOMACH AND A BLACK EYE. THE SEAT BELTS DID CONTAIN THE DRIVER TO THE SEAT. THE DRIVER HAD MARKS ON THE STOMACH LEFT FROM THE SEAT BELT. BUT, THE SEAT BELTS ON THE DRIVER SAVED HIM FROM FALLING OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER  HIT THE STEERING WHEEL WITH HIS FACE ON THE LEFT SIDE. THE BACK WINDOW WAS SHATTERED AND FRONT WINDOW  BUSTED, AND THE DOOR CAME OPEN. . THE CONSUMER WAS TAKEN TO AN URGENT CARE FACILITY. THE SECURITY AND SAFETY FOR CONSUMER'S  COMPANY TOOK CARE OF THE ACCIDENT, AND DID NOT CALL THE POLICE. THE COMPANY PREPAIRED  A REPORT AND HAD  PICTURES. *AK
---
*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*