# 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO — AIR BAGS
> NHTSA complaint `567979` · 2006-01-03 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** SILVERADO
- **Year:** 2003
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** AIR BAGS
- **Miles at failure:** 19,000
- **Speed:** 23 mph
## 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
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