Consumer Complaint Detail

CHEVROLET / SILVERADO 1500 / 1998

Recalls
2 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005045391 Incident Date: Nov, 03 2005
Consumer's City: HOLLIDAY Consumer's State: TX
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: SILVERADO 1500 Model Year: 1998
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Air bags:frontal
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 2
Vehicle's VIN#: Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Nov, 05 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Jun, 19 2000
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: The event was a crash of my 1998 chevrolet silverado p/u. the crash was a forward moving impact to the side of another vehicle with a speed of 40 mph. and the air bags didn't deploy. the results was the driver impacted the steering wheel as of today only minor pain and bruises are evident. the is the first failure of this system i know of. i have tried to deploy the air bag form a 1995 buick and it didn't fire also, what is the problem with this system. this incident could have resulted in the death of the driver. *nm