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2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO — AIR BAGS

crash · 567979 · 2006-01-03

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
SILVERADO
Year
2003
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
19,000
Speed
23 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

DT: THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS PULLING A TRAILER. WHEN HE APPLIED BRAKE PRESSURE THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP BEFORE STRIKING ANOTHER VEHICLE IN THE REAR END. THERE WAS DAMAGE TO BOTH VEHICLES. HOWEVER, NO ONE WAS INJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN AT THE SCENE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. A MANUFACTURER'S REPRESENTATIVE INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. COLLECTED CRASH DATA FROM THE VEHICLE COMPUTER, WHICH INDICATED WHEN BRAKE PRESSURE WAS APPLIED THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT TRADED THE VEHICLE AFTER THE ACCIDENT. *AK THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. UPDATED 03/09/06

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10146783
Machine
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