# 2015 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN — SERVICE BRAKES
> NHTSA complaint `1411558` · 2017-10-01 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 3
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** Yes
- **Vehicle towed:** Yes
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** SUBURBAN
- **Year:** 2015
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES
- **Miles at failure:** 75,000
- **Speed:** 8 mph
## Narrative
WHILE DRIVING ON I90 IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC, THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME STOPPED.  I APPLIED MY BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WAS HARD AND WOULD NOT DEPRESS. AS A RESULT MY CAR WOULD NOT STOP AND I HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME IN THE REAR END. MY AIR BAGS WENT OFF. I RECEIVED AN AIR BAG BURN. THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME STRUCK THE CAR IN FRONT OF HIM. BOTH OTHER DRIVERS CLAIM THEY WERE INJURED. MY CAR COST $15,300 TO REPAIR. CHEVROLET IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM, ISSUING PRELIMINARY SERVICE BULLETIN PIT5361 IN 2015, ADDENDUM B IN 2016 AND ADDENDUM B IN 2017. THE PROBLEM IS A FAULTY VACUUM PUMP, MASTER CYLINDER, BRAKE BOOSTER, VACUUM LINE, AND VACUUM PUMP BELT.  I WAS NEVER INFORMED OF THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING 50 YEARS AND THIS IS MY FIRST CHARGEABLE ACCIDENT.
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