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2005 CHEVROLET COBALT — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

crash1 injured · 820930 · 2010-10-19

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
COBALT
Year
2005
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Miles at failure
70,000
Speed
35 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING HER 2005 CHEVY COBALT, WHEN A PERSON COMING FROM THE OPPOSITE SIDE FAILED TO YIELD RIGHT OF WAY AND OUR COBALT SIDE SWIPED THE FORD ESCORT. SHE HIT THE CAR DOING ABOUT 35 MILES PER HOUR AND HER AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY...I HAVE NO IDEA WHY NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE WHEN I SEE SOOOO MANY OTHER STORIES JUST LIKE THIS...THE FRONT END WAS PUSHED BACK ALL THE WAY TO THE ENGINE, THE CAR WOULD NOT EVEN START, HAD THAT ENGINE SHIFTED MY DAUGHTER COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10361302
Machine
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