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1998 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 — SERVICE BRAKES

crash · 1015455 · 2013-10-14

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
SILVERADO 2500
Year
1998
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
SERVICE BRAKES
Miles at failure
73,560
Speed
45 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

BRAKES WENT OUT COMPLETELY AFTER DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL. HAD TO LEAVE THE ROADWAY INTO THE BUSHES TO AVOID HITTING STOPPED CAR IN FRONT OF ME. UPON INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE AFTER BRINGING IT HOME, NOTICED THAT THE BRAKELINE TO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH. SIMILAR LINES DID NOT SHOW SIGN OF CORROSION BUT THIS ONE WAS COMPLETELY DETERIORATED TO THE POINT OF NO REPAIR. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10547846
Machine
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