Title page
Contents
Background 5
Summary 7
Crash Site 7
Pre-Crash 8
Crash 8
Post-Crash 8
2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 10
Description 10
Vehicle History 10
Exterior Damage 11
Event Data Recorder 12
Interior Damage 13
Manual Restraint Systems 16
Supplemental Restraint Systems 17
NHTSA Recalls and Investigations 19
2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Occupant Data 21
Driver Demographics 21
Driver Injuries 21
Driver Kinematics 24
2003 Mitsubishi Galant 25
Description 25
Occupant Data 25
Crash Diagram 26
Appendix A: Event Data Recorder Report for 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 27
Figure 1. Left front oblique view of the Chevrolet 5
Figure 2. Eastbound view of the Chevrolet's pre-crash approach to the crash site 7
Figure 3. Westbound view of the Mitsubishi's pre-crash approach to the crash site 7
Figure 4. Right plane view of the 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 during the SCI vehicle inspection 10
Figure 5. Front plane damage and left wheelbase reduction to the Chevrolet 11
Figure 6. Front plane damage profile and bumper beam deformation to the Chevrolet 11
Figure 7. View of the intruded components surrounding the driver's position of the Chevrolet 14
Figure 8. Left-facing view of the Chevrolet's deformed driver's seat and buckled left floor/sill 14
Figure 9. Occupant contact to the Chevrolet's left lower instrument panel from the driver's knees 15
Figure 10. Chevrolet driver's seat belt system at the time of the SCI vehicle inspection 15
Figure 11. View of the Chevrolet driver's lower anchor visibly drawn into the fascia by pretensioner actuation 16
Figure 12. Deformed driver's seat engaged against the intruded left sill and B-pillar of the Chevrolet 17
Figure 13. View of the deployed driver's frontal air bag in the Chevrolet at the time of the SCI inspection 18
Figure 14. Chevrolet driver's deployed seat-mounted side impact air bag 18
Figure 15. View of the Chevrolet's left IC (cut forward aspect), left seat-mounted, and driver's frontal air bags 19
Figure 16. View of the Chevrolet's deployed right IC air bag, forward aspect, at the time of the SCI inspection 19