2014 Chevrolet Express 1500

WE BOUGHT A USED 2014 EXPRESS 1500 CARGO VAN FROM CHEVROLET OF MONTEBELLO ON MAY OF 2017. THE "SERVICE AIR BAG" INDICATIOR HAS APPEARED IN MY DASHBOARD OFF AND ON SINCE THE DAY WE BOUGHT IT. AS I CONDUCTED MY PERSONAL RESEARCH I CAME ACROSS A COUPLE OF ARTICLES STATING THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS PARTICULAR CARGO VAN FOR THE "SERVICE AIR BAG." I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAD TOLD ME I HAD TO PAY $130 FOR DIAGNOSTICS, WHEN THEY HAD "FOUND OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS", THEY WERE CHARGING ME A LITTLE OVER $500 TO FIX "THE PROBLEM."

I WAS THE PASSENGER IN A 2014 CHEVY EXPRESS CARGO VAN 1500. LIC PLATE #[XXX]. VIN #[XXX]. THE TIRE BLEW OUT. WE HIT THE CENTER DIVIDER ON THE FREEWAY. ALL THE STUFF FROM THE BACK FLEW FORWARD AND HIT ME IN THE HEAD. IT ALMOST BROKE MY NECK AND BACK. I SUFFER FROM BRAIN DAMAGE (TBI) NOW BECAUSE OF THIS. I CHEVY CAME OUT. WROTE A REPORT. GAVE IT TO THE OWNER OF THE VAN. I CALLED THE DEALER, CUZ I HEARD ABOUT THE AIR BAG RECALL. THE DEALER TOLD ME. THE VAN HAS A SALVAGE TITLE ON IT. IT WAS FIX 10 DAYS AFTER THE ACCIDENT AND TO CONTACT CHEVY ON IT BECAUSE THERE'S NO RECALLS ON IT. THE DEALER ID CALLED DID NOT KNOW ABOUT THE ACCIDENT. POLICE REPORT # [XXX] ## VIN FAILED ## 2014 CHEVY EXPRESS CARGO VAN 1500 ## INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET EXPRESS 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A WALL FOUR TIMES. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT AND A PASSENGER SUSTAINED UNKNOWN INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 CHEVROLET EXPRESS 1500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 40 MPH AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT DID NOT NEED MEDICAL ATTENTION IMMEDIATELY, BUT DID RECEIVE MEDICAL ATTENTION TWO DAYS LATER DUE TO UNKNOWN INJURIES SUSTAINED IN THE CRASH. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A POLICE YARD AND WAS NEITHER INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.