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2008 CHEVROLET COBALT — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

crash · 795046 · 2010-06-22

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
COBALT
Year
2008
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Miles at failure
24,650
Speed
30 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT. WHILE BRAKING FROM APPROXIMATE SPEED OF 30 MPH, THE CONTACT PROCEEDED TO CRASH INTO A VEHICLE AHEAD OF HIM. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY YET THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED HE HAD CONTACTED THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES PRIOR TOP THE CRASH BECAUSE THE AIR BAGS WOULD PARTIALLY DEPLOY FROM ITS HOUSING. THE DEALER WOULD PUSH THE AIR BAG BACK INTO PLACE. ON ONE OCCASION, THE ENTIRE AIR BAG WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 24,650.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10339568
Machine
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