# 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 — AIR BAGS
> **FATAL** · NHTSA complaint `660115` · 2008-03-04 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 1
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** SILVERADO 2500
- **Year:** 2004
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** AIR BAGS
- **Miles at failure:** 35,000
- **Speed:** 60 mph
## Narrative
TL*THE CONTACTS SON OWNED A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD.  WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH ON A 60 MPH CURVE, THE VEHICLE FLIPPED FORWARD SEVERAL TIMES.  IT STRUCK A FENCE BEFORE BEING STOPPED BY A TREE.  THE CONTACTS SON WAS PARTIALLY EJECTED FROM THE VEHICLE.  THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY.  HER SON WAS TRANSPORTED BY HELICOPTER TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL WHERE HE PASSED AWAY HOURS LATER.  A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED.  THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED.  THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT YET BEEN NOTIFIED.  THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 35,000.   UPDATED 3/25/08 *CN  TEXAS CRASH REPORT. UPDATED 03/25/08  *TR
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