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2008 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500 — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

crash · 735016 · 2009-09-10

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
SILVERADO 3500
Year
2008
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Miles at failure
19,648
Speed
55 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

PURCHASED NEW 2008 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500. VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN HEAD ON COLLISION RESULTING IN THE VEHICLE BEING TOTALED BY INSURANCE COMPANY. THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY AND ONSTAR WHICH IS STANDARD IN THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND. WE FILED A FORMAL COMPLAINT WITH GENERAL MOTORS REGARDING THE AIR BAG AND ONSTAR FAILURE. GENERAL MOTORS PRODUCT ALLEGATION DEPARTMENT ORDERED AN EVENT DATA RECORDING OF THE CRASH WITH THE DOCUMENTED CDR FILE INFORMATION "EVENT RECOVERED" STATING "NONE" THEREFORE INCONCLUSIVE.. OUR SAFETY CONCERN WAS IGNORED WITH THE INVESTIGATION BY GENERAL MOTORS BEING 'CLOSED" VIA LETTER DATED AUGUST 26, 2009. NO SATISFACTORY REASON WAS GIVEN AS TO WHY THE AIRBAG FAILED DURING A CRASH THAT RESULTED IN A TOTAL LOSS VEHICLE. WE OWN A TRUCKING COMPANY WITH SEVERAL OF THE EXACT SAME TYPE OF VEHICLES OWNED AND SEVERAL PERSONAL GENERAL MOTORS VEHICLES AND WILL PURSUE THE SAFETY ISSUE OF THE AIRBAG AND ONSTAR FAILURE TO THE FULLEST EXTENT. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10283546
Machine
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