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2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 — SERVICE BRAKES

crash1 injured · 1003366 · 2013-08-20

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
SILVERADO 2500
Year
2004
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
SERVICE BRAKES
Miles at failure
250,000
Speed
30 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

I WAS DRIVING AT NORMAL SPEED AND WAS TRAVELING DOWN A BACK ROAD WITH A CAR DOLLY ON BACK WHEN I CAME UP OVER THE HILL THERE WERE CARS STOPPED AND THE OTHER LANE WAS COMING TOWARDS TRAFFIC I TRIED AT THE TOP OF A VERY STEEP HILL TO APPLY MY BRAKES AND THEY FAILED CAUSING ME TO HIT 6 CARS AND ONE MOTORCYCLE AND LUCKY NO ONE GOT KILLED SO NOW I HAVE A DAMAGED TRUCK BECAUSE OF ENGINEERS POOR DESIGN. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10536268
Machine
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