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1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

crash1 injured · 716575 · 2009-04-17

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
TAHOE
Year
1999
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Miles at failure
199,946
Speed
40 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE DRIVING MY 99 TAHOE DOWN A 4 LANE ROAD, A DRUNK HAD PULLED OUT INFRONT OF ME. I HAD SLAMMED ON MY BRAKES AND SWERVED TO AVOID HIM BUT STILL HIT HIM PRETTY HARD IN HIS REAR QUARTER PANEL. AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT, I HAD SUFFERED A DOUBLE HEMATOMA TO MY BRAIN AND HAD BRAIN SURGERY TO STAY ALIVE. MY COMPLAINT WITH MY TAHOE IS 1) MY AIRBAG IN MY STEERING WHEEL DID NOT DEPLOY. I THINK IF IT DID, MY INJURY WOULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED. 2) I QUESTION THE STOPPING ABILITY IF MY ANTI DIVE FRONT BRAKES. I WAS ON THE BRAKES HARD WITH THE VEHICLE NOSING DOWN BUT I THINK MY STOPPING DISTANCE SHOULD HAVE BEEN SHORTER. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10265716
Machine
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