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2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO — SERVICE BRAKES

crash · 1123743 · 2014-10-26

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
SILVERADO
Year
2004
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
SERVICE BRAKES
Miles at failure
192,000
Speed
30 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WAS PULLING A TRAILOR WITH TRACTOR AND BUSHHOG ON IT. 3 CARS WERE STOPPED IN FRONT OF ME. THE FIRST ONE TURNING LEFT. I WENT TO STOP. BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. HITTING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT ME, PUSHING THAT ONE INTO THE ONE IN FRONT OF THAT ONE. UPON INSPECTION BRAKE LINE UNDER DRIVERS FLOOR HAD BURST OPEN DUE TO RUST. TRACTOR ALSO CAME FORWARD EVEN BEING STRAPPED DOWN BREAKING THE HEAD GATE ON TRAILOR. GM NEEDS TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND FIX THIS ISSUE WITH THESE TRUCKS. VERY LUCKY NO ONE WAS KILLED OR INJURED. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10650073
Machine
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