# 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 — AIR BAGS
> NHTSA complaint `886994` · 2011-10-24 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** SILVERADO 1500
- **Year:** 2002
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** AIR BAGS
- **Speed:** 70 mph
## Narrative
ON SEPTEMBER 27, 2010 WHILE DRIVING A 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 PICKUP MY HUSBAND RAN OFF THE ROAD AND HIS TRUCK CRASHED IN A RAVINE.  HIS AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY CAUSING HIM A SEVERE BRAIN INJURY KNOWN AS A DAI.  HE SPENT 84 DAYS IN THE HOSPITAL AND HAD TO LEARN TO DO EVERYTHING AGAIN.  HE MAY NEVER FULLY RECOVER FROM THIS ACCIDENT COMPLETELY.  HAD HIS AIRBAG DEPLOYED I BELIEVE HIS INJURY WOULD HAVE NOT BEEN NEARLY AS SERIOUS.  HE WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE.  THANKFULLY THERE WERE NO OTHER VEHICLES INVOLVED.  *TR
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