# 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
> NHTSA complaint `657512` · 2008-02-13 · 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:** IMPALA
- **Year:** 2004
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
- **Miles at failure:** 51,000
- **Speed:** 45 mph
## Narrative
COLLISION ON THE INTERSTATE.  I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WHEN I STRUCK THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME.  TRAFFIC WAS HEAVY AND THEY SLAMMED ON THEIR BRAKES.  I HAD THE BRAKES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR BUT THE CAR DID NOT STOP.  THEIR CAR WAS COMPLETELY STOPPED WHEN I HIT THEM AND KNOCKED THEM INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE.  MY AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY.  BODY SHOP OWNER STATED THAT IT APPEARED THAT THE WIRES TO THE AIRBAG HAD BEEN SLICED DURING THE ACCIDENT. FRONT BUMPER, HOOD, AND FENDERS HAD TO BE REPLACED.  RADIATOR AND CONDENSER HAD TO BE REPLACED.  BODY OF THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE SQUARED.  ROTORS AND BRAKES REPLACED.  *TR
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