# 2003 CHEVROLET S10 — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
> NHTSA complaint `643922` · 2007-10-29 · 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:** S10
- **Year:** 2003
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
- **Miles at failure:** 67,000
- **Speed:** 30 mph
## Narrative
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET S-10.  WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A TELEPHONE POLE AFTER THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED.  THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY.  THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE WET.  A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED.  THE DEALER STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY BECAUSE THE CRASH DID NOT OCCUR ON AN AIR BAG SENSOR; HOWEVER, THEY FELT THAT THE AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE STILL DEPLOYED DUE TO THE IMPACT.  THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A STRAINED NECK, BRUISED AND SWOLLEN LARYNX, BRUISED MUSCLES, AND A HERNIATED DISK DUE TO THE SEAT BELT.  AS OF OCTOBER 29, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE.  THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.  THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 67,000.
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