NHTSA Complaint #11400371 — 2008 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER HE HAD MADE A COMPLETE STOP, THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED UPON DEPRESSION OF THE ACCELERATOR WITHOUT INCIDENT. HE STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT HAD REMAINED ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PUSH THE AIR BAG BACK INTO THE AIR BAG SLOT AND CONTINUED NORMAL DRIVING. THE CONTACT SUFFERED A SCRATCH TO HIS RIGHT CHEEK BUT DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE CONTACT DID NOTIFY THE LOCAL POLICE ABOUT THE FAILURE BUT A REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THREE WEEKS LATER, THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER:21V050000(AIR BAG). THE CONTACT CALLED LESTER GLENN CHEVROLET (398 NJ-37, TOMS RIVER, NJ 08753) WHERE HE NOTIFIED THEM OF A FAILURE AND MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO SERVICE THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER HAD YET TO BE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD YET TO BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 158,000.