# 1998 CHEVROLET ASTRO — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
> NHTSA complaint `111556` · 1998-07-26 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 4
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** ASTRO
- **Year:** 1998
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
- **Speed:** 40 mph
## Narrative
DUE TO THE SIZE AND PLACEMENT OF THE BRAKE PEDAL IN THIS VEHICLE, BEING INCONSISTENT WITH INDUSTRY STANDARD, DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE IT IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION IN TIME TO AVOID A COLLISION.  THE CRASH OCCURRED DURING DRIVER'S FIRST WEEK OF DRIVING THIS VEHICLE.
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