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2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO — SERVICE BRAKES

crash · 1065597 · 2014-05-16

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
SILVERADO
Year
2000
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
SERVICE BRAKES
Miles at failure
24,865
Speed
20 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

TRUCK EXPERIENCED TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT. SERVICE STATION INSPECTED BRAKES AND FOUND ALL METAL BRAKE LINES RUSTED AND LEAKING BRAKE FLUID. PLEASE NOTE THE RELATIVELY VERY LOW MILEAGE OF THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENCE SUGGESTING MAJOR MATERIAL DEFECTS. ACCORDING TO A PUBLISHED REPORT FROM APRIL 5, 2010 (SEE: HTTP://WOT.MOTORTREND.COM/NHTSA-PROBES-19992003-GM-TRUCKS-FOR-POSSIBLE-RUSTED-BRAKE-LINES-8152.HTML) NHTSA IS INVESTIGATING THIS ISSUE. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10588819
Machine
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