# 2005 CHEVROLET VENTURE — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
> NHTSA complaint `616145` · 2007-03-10 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 2
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** VENTURE
- **Year:** 2005
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
- **Miles at failure:** 31,235
- **Speed:** 45 mph
## Narrative
I WAS TURNING THROUGH A LEFT BEND ON A RESIDENTIAL ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH. POSTED SPEED 40 MPH, WHEN THE REAR AXLE SPLIT AT THE DRIVERS SIDE HUB. THIS CAUSED ME TO SPIN AROUND AND CRASH BETWEEN A POWER POLE AND A TREE. MY AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED EVEN WITH FRONTAL IMPACT AND BOTH SIDE DOOR IMPACTED. WE WALKED AWAY WITH MINOR WHIPLASH AND A FEW BUMPS HERE AND THERE, BUT THE VAN WAS TOTALED WITH LESS THAN 31,000 MILES ON IT AND IT WAS WELL MAINTAINED. *JB
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