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2005 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500 — AIR BAGS

crash · 597082 · 2006-09-21

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
SUBURBAN 1500
Year
2005
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
11,000
Speed
45 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

VEHICLE WAS IN SHOP ONE TIME ALL READY BECAUSE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK IN FOR SERVICE THEY SAID LOOSE GROUND ALL FIXED. THEN ON 9/11/2006 I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. A DRIVER FAILED TO YIELD WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN. I HIT HIM BROAD SIDE AT 45 MILES PER HOUR. SMASHED FRONT END OF MY VEHICLE, SMASHED THE SIDE OF HIS VEHICLE IN BUCKLING HIS DASH AND HIS VEHICLE FLIPPED ON ITS SIDE. MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY ON THE VEHICLE. I CONTACTED GM AND THEY SAID EVERYTHING IS OK, THEY SENT OUT A PERSON TO INVESTIGATE AND HE STATES THAT EVERYTHING IS OK. BUT AT THE SCENE OF THE ACCIDENT EVERY POLICE OFFICER DID NOT BELIEVE ME WHEN I TOLD THEM THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, NOR DID THE PARAMEDIC, THEY HAD TO GO LOOK FOR THEMSELVES AND SEE BECAUSE THEY THOUGHT THAT THEY SHOULD HAVE GONE OFF. I HAVE PICTURES OF BOTH VEHICLES IF YOU SHOULD NEED THEM. I FEEL THERE IS A SAFETY DEFECT. *NM

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10168904
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