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2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

crash2 injured · 767660 · 2010-02-26

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
TRAILBLAZER
Year
2002
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Miles at failure
71,047
Speed
44 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
2
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

I WAS TRAVELING AT APPROX 44 MPH SOUTHBOUND ON BLANKENBAKER LN (LOUISVILLE KY) WHEN VEHICLE 1 FAILED TO YIELD RIGHT OF WAY AT INTERSECTION AND MADE A LEFT HAND TURN EASTBOUND INTO THE PATH OF MY VEHICLE. I STRUCK VEHICLE 1 (A 1991 CADILLAC BROUGHAM) ESSENTIALLY DRIVING THROUGH THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. BOTH VEHICLES SUSTAINED SEVERE FRONT END DAMAGE. SPECIFICALLY, MY 2002 TRAILBLAZER SUSTAINED OVER $8000 IN DAMAGE THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I FRACTURED MY STERNUM AND BRUISED MY HEART AS A RESULT OF THIS ACCIDENT. ALL REPAIRS WERE MADE BY GM REPAIR SHOP (BAUCHMAN CHEVROLET, LOUISVILLE KY). I INITIATED AN INVESTIGATION WITH GM AS TO WHY THE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. AFTER 10 MONTH INVESTIGATION, GM RULED THAT ACCIDENT WAS A NON-DEPLOYABLE EVENT STATING THAT MY VEHICLE DID NOT STOP SUDDENLY ENOUGH TO TRIGGER AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT BUT CONTINUED TO TRAVEL AFTER IMPACT BECOMING LODGED ON HIGHWAY DIVIDER. SEE ALSO ACCIDENT OF JAN 7, 2010, WHERE SAME VEHICLE WAS STRUCK HEAD-ON WHILE AT REST. BOTH VEHICLES WERE A TOTAL LOSS. AGAIN, AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND GM SHOP FOUND BROKEN AIRBAG SENSOR AND SEVERE FRAME DAMAGE. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10314629
Machine
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