2007 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 Air Bags

BNSF RAILROAD OWNED 2007 CHEVY SILVERADO 2500 (HD?) PICK UP TRUCK INVOLVED IN A MULTI-VEHICLE PILEUP ON INTERSTATE I-25 NEAR DENVER, CO DURING A SEVERE SNOW STORM. ACCIDENT INVOLVED APPROXIMATELY 50 VEHICLES ALONG THAT STRETCH OF HIGHWAY. DRIVING NORTHBOUND NEARING JOHNSON'S CORNER EXIT AND TRAVELING BETWEEN 35-45 MPH, DRIVER NOTICED A SEMI-TRUCK SIDEWAYS AHEAD AND LOOKED FOR AN ESCAPE ROUTE OFF THE RIGHT HAND SHOULDER. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO AVOID THE JACKKNIFED SEMI BY MOVING TOWARDS THE SHOULDER, ANOTHER VEHICLE OR VEHICLES WERE PILED UP AND OR STOPPED ON/ALONG THE SHOULDER AREA. THE VEHICLE STRUCK THE BACK OF A TRAILER TRUCK BUT THE AIRBAGS IN THE SILVERADO DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER WAS WEARING SEATBELT AT TIME OF COLLISION BUT SUSTAINED MULTIPLE INJURIES. VEHICLE SUSTAINED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO FRONT END. RAILROAD VEHICLE WAS REPORTEDLY NOT EQUIPPED WITH HYRAIL WHEEL ASSEMBLIES BUT DID HAVE A TWO-WAY RAILROAD RADIO INSTALLED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HEAVY DUTY TRUCK. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH ON WET ROAD CONDITIONS, THE CONTACT LOSS CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHICH CRASHED INTO A FENCE POST AND SURROUNDING TREES. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED AN INJURY TO THE NOSE, FACE AND SUFFERED A BLACK EYE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY WITH THE LEVEL OF IMPACT. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED FOR DAMAGES WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,149. UPDATED 09/30/2010.*LJ UPDATED 10/04/10*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET SILVERADO DUR-MAX 2500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH AT NIGHT, THE CONTACT SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES TO AVOID A CRASH. HE THEN CRASHED INTO A SEMI-TRAILER AND STRUCK A BOULDER. NEITHER OF THE VEHICLE'S FRONTAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A LOCAL AUTO SHOP. HE SUSTAINED INJURIES. THE MANUFACTURER SENT AN INSPECTOR TO DETERMINE WHY THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND HE CONCLUDED THAT THE CONTACT WAS NOT WEARING HIS SEAT BELT AT THE TIME OF THE DEPLOYMENT. HOWEVER, THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS WEARING HIS SEAT BELT. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 66,000.