Airbag opened while parked in a parking lot. vehicle as stationary.
Letter from congressman forbes on behalf of constituent re: vehicle recall on 2007 chevrolet monte carlo (mail reply to chesterfield, va office). *smd the consumer stated the dealer told his wife, they knew nothing about a recall.
[xxx]. vin#[xxx]- white chevrolet monte carlo,ph# [xxx] july 7 20014 auto accident happened on hwy,31 louisville ky 40272. man died. [xxx] hospitalized. car turned off of run position stalled causing accident. my lawyer said to contact you one more time. thanks [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6). *tr
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet monte carlo. the contact stated that while driving at various speeds and attempting to make a left turn, the steering wheel became difficult to turn. in addition, the contact stated that the brake pedal was depressed and the vehicle spun out of control. as a result, the contact crashed into a tree on the front driver side. the air bags failed to deploy. a police report was filed. the contact sustained head and back injuries that required medical attention. the vehicle was destroyed. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the contact received nhtsa campaign number:14v355000(electrical system) and believed the failure was related to the failure. the approximate failure mileage was unknown.