NHTSA Complaint #10537593 — 2003 CHEVROLET BLAZER

AIR BAGS issue reported to NHTSA

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Crash 1 Injury

Complaint Details

ODI Number 10537593
Vehicle 2003 CHEVROLET BLAZER
Component AIR BAGS
Date of Incident
Date Filed
Mileage 174,500 miles
Crash Yes
Fire No
Injuries 1
Deaths 0
Vehicle Towed No
State MI

Consumer Description

I WAS TRAVELING SOUTHBOUND WHEN I EXPERIENCED A SEIZURE AND LOST CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE. I PROCEEDED TO VEER TO THE LEFT WHERE I CLIPPED SEVERAL CARS THAT WERE HEADED NORTHBOUND AND HAD STOPPED DUE TO THE REALIZATION THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER CONTROL. I THEN PROCEEDED OVER A TREE LAWN AND INTO A PARKING LOT. I HIT A DODGE RAM PICKUP WITH THE RIGHT FRONT CORNER OF MY VEHICLE AND PUSHED THAT VEHICLE INTO ANOTHER PARKED CAR THAT WAS NEXT TO IT. BOTH VEHICLES ENDED UP SIDEWAYS AND MY VEHICLE ENDED UP SPUN AROUND 180 DEGREES. AT THIS TIME MY VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. POLICE WERE CALLED AN PARAMEDICS ARRIVED. THE JAWS OF LIFE WERE USED TO EXTRACT ME FROM MY VEHICLE. I WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT I SUFFERED BURST FRACTURES OF L1, L2, AND L3. I ALSO SUFFERED AN EVULSION FRACTURE OF MY LEFT ANKLE. THE POLICE REPORT STATES THAT I WAS TRAVELLING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED AND THAT THE VEHICLES WHICH WERE NORTHBOUND WERE JUST CLIPPED. THE AIRBAGS ARE BOTH STILL WITHIN THEIR CASES AS NEITHER DEPLOYED. I WOULD EXPECT THIS OF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG AS THAT SEAT WAS UNOCCUPIED BUT THE DRIVER BAG SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. THE INSURANCE INVESTIGATOR EVEN EXPRESSED TO MY WIFE THAT HE WAS SURPRISED THAT THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. I WAS HAVING A SEIZURE AND WAS NOT CONSCIOUS SO I CANNOT PROVIDE ANY INFORMATION OTHER THAN WHAT IS IN THE POLICE REPORT. THE REPORT IS #370763 ISSUED BY THE TOWNSHIP OF CLINTON, MICHIGAN. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY LOCATED AT COPARD AUTO SALVAGE, 21000 HAYDEN, WOODHAVEN, MI 48183. THE PHONE NUMBER IS 734-365-0070. IT WILL BE HELD THERE FOR BETWEEN 7 AND 10 DAYS FROM 8/26/2013. THANK YOU *TR

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