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2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 — AIR BAGS

crash1 injured · 699645 · 2008-12-11

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
SILVERADO 1500
Year
2000
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
92,000
Speed
55 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH ON ICY ROADS, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE SLID ON THE ICE AND STRUCK THE MEDIAN ON THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE THEN SPUN FROM THE LEFT OF THE HIGHWAY TO THE RIGHT, AND FINALLY CAME TO A STOP WHEN HE WAS ABLE TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL. HE EXITED THE VEHICLE AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. NO ONE WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED, ALTHOUGH THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR BACK PAINS AND A SWOLLEN JAW. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED IN THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 92,000. UPDATED 01/08/09 *BF UPDATED 01/09/09. *JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10251477
Machine
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