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2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO — AIR BAGS:ON-OFF SWITCH ASSEMBLY

crash1 injured · 582719 · 2006-05-23

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
SILVERADO
Year
2001
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
AIR BAGS:ON-OFF SWITCH ASSEMBLY
Miles at failure
72,550
Speed
30 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

INVOLVED IN A MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT ON 04/04/06 STRIKING A CONCRETE LIGHT POLE, RENDERED UNCONSCIOUS, VEHICLE TRAVELED ACROSS A ROADWAY STRIKING A TREE. AIR BAGS IN THE VEHICLE NEVER DEPLOYED. VEHICLE CAME IN CONTACT WITH BOTH THE TREE AND LIGHT POLE AT 90 DEGREE ANGLE. AIR BAG SWITCH WAS IN THE ON POSITION. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT. *NM

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10158073
Machine
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