# 2004 CHEVROLET AVEO — AIR BAGS
> NHTSA complaint `694569` · 2008-10-30 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** AVEO
- **Year:** 2004
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** AIR BAGS
- **Miles at failure:** 66,322
- **Speed:** 25 mph
## Narrative
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET AVEO.  WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE HEAD ON.  THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY.  THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AND DEACTIVATED THE AIR BAG SWITCH, SO THAT THE AIR BAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY WHILE REMOVING HER FROM THE VEHICLE.  THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MAJOR INJURIES BY STRIKING THE STEERING WHEEL.  THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED FROM THE SCENE.  THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 66,322.
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*