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2014 CHEVROLET SPARK — SERVICE BRAKES

crash2 injured · 1235261 · 2015-11-04

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
SPARK
Year
2014
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
SERVICE BRAKES
Speed
65 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
2
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
Yes
Vehicle towed
Yes

Narrative

I WAS DRIVING ON THE TURNPIKE NEAR WEST PALM BEACH AND I LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY. THE BRAKES WAS NOT WORKING AND THE STEERING LOCKED ON ME PREVENTING ME TO TURN THE WHEEL RESULTING IN THE VEHICLE CRASHING INTO THE GRASS TO A GUARD RAIL. ALSO THE AIR BAGS IN THE FROM DID NOT DEPLOY. ONLY THE SIDE AIR BAGS. I INJURED MY HEAD AND HAD TO GET STITCHES BECAUSE OF THIS.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10788298
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown