# 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA — AIR BAGS
> NHTSA complaint `833713` · 2010-12-30 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** IMPALA
- **Year:** 2008
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** AIR BAGS
- **Miles at failure:** 60,000
- **Speed:** 80 mph
## Narrative
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE VEHICLE HYDROPLANED WHILE DRIVING  80 MPH AND THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SPIN AND CRASH INTO AN EMBANKMENT. WHEN THE VEHICLE HIT THE EMBANKMENT, IT ROLLED OVER FOUR TIMES. THE WINDSHIELD SHATTERED AND THE ROLLOVER BAR POPPED AND THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW POPPED OUT AS WELL. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED DURING THE CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND INSPECTED BY THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT NONE OF THE SENSORS WERE HIT AND THAT WAS WHY THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT STATED  THAT  THE AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED, BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS CRUSHED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 60000.
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*