NHTSA Complaint #11434609 — 2012 CHEVROLET CRUZE AIR BAGS

Complaint Details

ODI Number	11434609
Vehicle	2012 CHEVROLET CRUZE
Component	AIR BAGS
Date of Incident	September 26, 2021
Date Filed	September 28, 2021
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	Yes
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	NC

Consumer Description

I just recently had an accident, a deer ran out and hit me and I was going 60 mph. Once we impacted the airbag sensor came on and said airbags deployed. Then the sensor went off but you could smell the powder of the airbags but the airbags did not deploy.

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