# 2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA — AIR BAGS
> NHTSA complaint `956352` · 2013-01-04 · 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:** 2001
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** AIR BAGS
- **Miles at failure:** 100,000
- **Speed:** 40 mph
## Narrative
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40-50 MPH IN RAINY WEATHER, HE DRIFTED TO SLEEP AND CRASHED INTO DITCH. THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUFFERED INJURIES TO THE NECK, BACK, RIBS AND THE CHEST. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL TOW YARD AND WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
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