# 2008 GMC SIERRA 1500 — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
> NHTSA complaint `713873` · 2009-03-27 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** GMC
- **Model:** SIERRA 1500
- **Year:** 2008
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
- **Miles at failure:** 59,000
- **Speed:** 55 mph
## Narrative
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC SIERRA 1500.  WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 55 MPH AROUND A CURVE IN RAINY CONDITIONS, THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE.  HE CRASHED INTO A TREE HEAD-ON.  THE MOTOR WAS PUSHED INTO THE VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY.  THE DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES, ABRASIONS, AND BRUISES.  THE POLICE ARRIVED AT THE SCENE AND A REPORT WAS FILED.  THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED.  THE CONTACT STATED THAT IF THE AIR BAGS HAD DEPLOYED, THE DRIVER WOULD NOT HAVE SUSTAINED ANY INJURIES.  THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 59,000.
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