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2008 CHEVROLET AVEO — AIR BAGS

crash2 injured · 903492 · 2012-02-04

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
AVEO
Year
2008
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
59,747
Speed
40 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
2
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

I WAS TRAVELING SE ON ENTRANCE ROAD. A CAR WAS STOPPED ON MY LEFT ON JEAN CHAPEL ROAD. THE DRIVER UNEXPECTEDLY PULLED DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF ME CREATING AN UNAVOIDABLE CRASH SITUATION. I PUMPED MY BRAKES HEAVILY AND ATTEMPTED TO SWERVE TO MISS THE VEHICLE BUT DO TO WET ROAD CONDITIONS AND MY SPEED (5MPH UNDER THE LIMIT), I COULD NOT AVOID SLAMMING INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF HER VEHICLE. THE PASSENGER IN THE OTHER CAR RECEIVED AMBULANCE RECOVERY. THE DRIVER WAS OBVIOUSLY STUNNED AND RECEIVED MEDICAL ATTENTION. MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AND I SUBSEQUENTLY RECEIVED DIRECT STEERING WHEEL AND WINDSHIELD CONTACT. FIRST FAILURE AT APPROXIMATELY 25,000 MILES, PASSENGER WARNING AIRBAG MALFUNCTION. *KB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10446683
Machine
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