NHTSA Complaint #10616074 — 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500 AIR BAGS

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10616074
Vehicle	2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500
Component	AIR BAGS
Date of Incident	May 30, 2014
Date Filed	July 24, 2014
Mileage	146,000 miles
Crash	Yes
Fire	No
Injuries	2
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	WA

Consumer Description

THE VEHICLES GOVERNOR SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AT 97MPH WHILE GOING AROUND A CORNER WHICH MADE THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK UP AND MADE THE BRAKES NOT WORK. TWO PEOPLE WHERE LIFE FLIGHTED TO HOSPITALS WITH VARIOUS INJURIES... NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AT ALL... THE FIRST IMPACT IN THE ACCIDENT WAS TO THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. INJURIES SUSTAINED INCLUDED MULTIPLE FRACTURES OF THE SPINE OF THE DRIVER FROM BEING EJECTED ALMOST 40 FEET PASSED WHERE THE TRUCK HAD COME TO A REST. THE DEBRIS PATH WAS OVER 150 FT. LONG AND THE TRUCK LEFT THE ROAD BECAUSE IT COULD NOT TURN THEN STRUCK A STOP SIGN AND TOTALLY UPROOTED THE STOP SIGN INCLUDING THE CEMENT CINDER BLOCK UNDER THE GROUND WHICH SENT THE TRUCK IN A DEATH ROLL. THEN THE TRUCK CONTINUED FORWARD INTO A UTILITY POLES GUIDE WIRE WHICH DROPPED THE POLE ON TOP OF THE TRUCK AS WELL AS THE WIRES. THEN CONTINUED FORWARD SOME MORE IN WHICH IT CAME TO A REST AGAINST A CEDAR TREE. *TR

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