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2018 CHEVROLET EQUINOX — SERVICE BRAKES

crash3 injured · 1453935 · 2018-03-12

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
EQUINOX
Year
2018
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
SERVICE BRAKES
Miles at failure
7,000
Speed
15 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
3
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
Yes

Narrative

TAKATA RECALL, I WAS TURNING INTO THE LEFT TURN LANE, WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES THE BRAKE PEDDLE WAS LOCKED AND I COULD NOT APPLY PRESSURE TO STOP. I CONTINUED TO APPLY PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE, BUT IT CONTINUED TO BE LOCKED. WHEN I HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME THE AIRBAGS DID NOT INFLATE. WHEN THE CAR STOPPED THE BRAKES CONTINUED TO BE LOCKED. WHEN THE OFFICERS ARRIVED THEY LOOKED AT THE BRAKE PEDDLE AND THEY WERE STILL LOCKED IN PLACE.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11078811
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown