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2008 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE — AIR BAGS

crash3 injured · 847758 · 2011-03-19

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
AVALANCHE
Year
2008
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
66,811
Speed
45 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
3
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

COMING HOME FROM LACROSSE PRACTICE WITH MY TWO SONS, WE HIT A 900 LB COW RUNNING ACROSS THE MAIN ROAD AT NIGHT. CRUSHED FRONT END ALL THE WAY TO WINDSHIELD, VERY VIOLENT BLOW. WE TRAVELING APPROX. 45 MPH AT NIGHT ON A DARK ROAD. I RECEIVED NECK, BACK INJURIES, VISION PROBLEMS ALONG WITH SORENESS IN MY SPINE AND BACK. MY FIRST SON IN THE FRONT HIS HEAD HIT THE DASHBOARD WHILE HE WAS HOLDING HIS HEAD WITH HIS HANDS. HE THEN WAS SNAPPED BACK VIOLENTLY AT HIS HEAD ON THE BACK OF THE SEAT. FIRST SON HAS HEAD AND NECK INJURIES AND ALSO IS SUFFERING FROM HEADACHES AND ALSO BLURRY VISION. SECOND SON IN REAR, BUSTED HIS LIP AND SUFFERED WHIPLASH AND HEADACHES AS WELL. THEY HAVE BEEN ADVISED TO MISS LACROSSE INDEFINITELY. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10392206
Machine
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