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2003 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500 — SUSPENSION

crash1 injured · 1164622 · 2015-03-11

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
AVALANCHE 1500
Year
2003
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
SUSPENSION
Miles at failure
172,000
Speed
48 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
Yes
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

I WAS DRIVING WEST ON PETERS RD IN MIDDLEFIELD WHEN I HIT A PATCH OF BLACK ICE PUTTING THE TRUCK INTO A SKID WHICH PUT ME IN THE DITCH I HIT A MAILBOX AND A CULVERT (DRAIN PIPE) HEAD ON TEARING UP THE WHOLE FRONT END OF THE AVALANCHE IT HIT RIGHT ON THE SENSORS BUT THE AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10693585
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown