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2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 — SERVICE BRAKES

crash · 1069358 · 2014-05-27

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
SILVERADO 2500
Year
2003
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
SERVICE BRAKES
Miles at failure
60,000
Speed
20 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

TL - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING, THE BRAKE PEDAL ABNORMALLY TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD WHEN DEPRESSED. ON A SECOND OCCASION, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL ABNORMALLY TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD WHEN DEPRESSED AND AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A TREE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED AND CORRODED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000. PM

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10594343
Machine
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