NHTSA Complaint #11378259 — 2007 CHEVROLET TAHOE

TL* TAKATA RECALL- THE CONTACT OWNS 2007 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN AND THEN CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES ON BOTH HANDS, BOTH SHOULDERS AND UPPER CHEST. THE CONTACT DID SEEK MEDICATION ATTENTION AT PRIVATE CARE. A POLICE WAS REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HIS RESIDENCE. THE VIN WAS ASSOCIATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V383000 (AIRBAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT CALLED LOCAL DEALER RAY DENNISON CHEVROLET (2320 N 8TH ST, PEKIN, IL 61554;(309) 347-3101), WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR.THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED OF FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AS OF YET.THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 65,000.