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2001 GMC SIERRA 3500 — SERVICE BRAKES

crash · 1128448 · 2014-11-07

Vehicle

Make
GMC
Model
SIERRA 3500
Year
2001
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
SERVICE BRAKES
Miles at failure
75,000
Speed
10 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

BRAKE LINE RUPTURED LEADING TO COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKING. HIT CAR IN FRONT OF ME AS IT CAME TO A STOP. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT THE BRAKES HAVE FAILED DUE TO BRAKE LINE RUPTURE DUE TO EXCESSIVE CORROSION OF THE BRAKE LINE METAL. PLEASE FORCE GM TO ISSUE A RECALL. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10653437
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown