NHTSA complaint: 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING AT 40 MPH WHEN AN 18-WHEELER DROVE IN FRONT OF THE CONTACT SUDDENLY. THE CONTACT DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO STOP THE VEHICLE BEFORE CRASHING INTO THE TRUCK. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR BRUISING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING REPAIRS. THE POLICE ADVISED THAT THE AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED UPON IMPACT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 88,508.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation