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2000 CHEVROLET TAHOE — AIR BAGS

crash2 injured · 572220 · 2006-02-10

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
TAHOE
Year
2000
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
AIR BAGS
Speed
40 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
2
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

I WAS RECENTLY IN AN ACCIDENT AND MY 2 CHILDREN WERE IN THE VEHICLE WITH ME. I WAS IN A 5 CAR WRECK IN WHICH MY VEHICLE, AND THE ONE IN FRONT OF ME WERE TOTALED. UPON IMPACT ON THE FRONT OF MY TRUCK, MY AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY NOR DID MY SEAT BELTS LOCK. MY 11 YR OLD HIT HIS HEAD ON THE DASH, REQUIRING IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION FOR A SEVERE LACERATION WHICH REQUIRED STITCHES. I LEARNED FROM GMC THERE WAS A RECALL ON MY TRUCK FOR AIR BAG MALFUNCTIONS AND I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED. *NM

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10150002
Machine
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