# 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
> NHTSA complaint `584173` · 2006-06-06 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** SILVERADO 1500
- **Year:** 2002
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
- **Miles at failure:** 126,000
- **Speed:** 50 mph
## Narrative
WHILE RUNNING AN ERRAND AT LUNCH AN 18 YR. OLD BOY CAME ACROSS 2 LANES OF TRAFFIC TO DO A U-TURN RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME.  I WAS TRAVELING AT APPROX. 45-50 MILES AN HOUR WITH A GREEN LIGHT WHEN I HIT HIS SMALLER TRUCK HEAD ON.  THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN MY SILVERADO.  THIS IS THE 2ND GM VEHICLE THAT I HAVE OWNED AND BEEN IN DURING A SERIOUS CRASH WHERE THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.  SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS!  *NM
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