NHTSA Complaint #10392550 — 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10392550
Vehicle	2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER
Component	AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Date of Incident	March 20, 2011
Date Filed	March 22, 2011
Mileage	167,000 miles
Crash	Yes
Fire	No
Injuries	1
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	PA

Consumer Description

MVA OCCURRED WHILE SWERVING TO MISS A DEER. DRIVER UNABLE TO NEGOTIATE THE RIGHT HAND TURN RESULTING IN A HEAD ON COLLISION IN AN EMBANKMENT. CAR SKIDDED ACROSS THE ROAD OVER A DITCH APPX 3 FEET WIDE AND APXX 1-2 FEET DEEP, THEN HIT THE EMBANKMENT HEAD ON AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED. DRIVER STATED SHE WAS GOING APPX 40-50 MPH PRIOR TO SWERVING FOR THE DEER, SHE THINKS SHE MIGHT HAVE SLOWED DOWN TO APPX 30-40 MPH PRIOR TO HITTING THE EMBANKMENT. AFTER THE INITIAL IMPACT WITH THE EMBANKMENT THE CAR ROLLED APPX 1.5 - 2 TIMES LANDING ON THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, UNRESTRAINED DRIVER HIT THE WINDSHIELD CAUSING BRUISING, CONCUSSION, ABRASIONS, LACERATION TO THE SCALP. NO PASSENGERS NOTED TO BE IN THE VEHICLE OTHER THEN DRIVER. CAR IS TOTALED. DRIVER IS CURRENTLY OFF OF WORK DUE TO CLOSED HEAD INJURY AS ADVISED PER ER PHYSICIAN. *TR

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