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1997 CHEVROLET MALIBU — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

crash · 547347 · 2005-09-06

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
MALIBU
Year
1997
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Miles at failure
62,000

Severity

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

Narrative

DT: ON 07/19/2005 THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS HIT FROM BEHIND WHICH CAUSED IT TO NOSE DIVE INTO A DITCH. UPON IMPACT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. THE CONTACT DID NOT KNOW HOW FAST THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT THE TIME OF IMPACT. THE IMPACT OF THE CRASH BENT THE VEHICLE'S DOORS AND BUSTED HE WINDSHIELD. *AK *NM

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10131099
Machine
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