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2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER 360 — AIR BAGS

crash1 injured · 892516 · 2011-11-28

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
TRAILBLAZER 360
Year
2007
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
118,186
Speed
27 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

SON WAS INVOLVED IN A MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT IN WHICH HE HIT A CEMENT TRUCK HEAD ON AND THE VEHICLE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED (SMASHED IN) AND THE VEHICLE SUBSEQUENTLY TOTALED OUT. AS PER GM THIS TYPE OF CRASH WOULD NOT HAVE CREATED A DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIRBAG HOWEVER; MY SON CRACKED THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WHEN HIS HEAD HIT IT AT IMPACT WITH THE TRUCK AND AGAIN, THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS SMASHED. IF THIS TYPE OF IMPACT DOESN'T CREATE AN AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT I AM NOT QUITE SURE WHAT DOES? *KB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10437559
Machine
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