# 2011 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 — SERVICE BRAKES
> NHTSA complaint `1505837` · 2018-10-11 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** Yes
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** SILVERADO 1500
- **Year:** 2011
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES
- **Miles at failure:** 59,000
- **Speed:** 60 mph
## Narrative
BRAKES FAILED ON I-26 WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP.  SPEED WAS BETWEEN 55-60 MPH. TWO CARS WERE HIT.  EXAMINATION SHOWED BRAKE FLUID LEAKING AT LEFT FRONT.  SUBSEQUENT EXAMINATION BY INSURANCE ADJUSTER FOUND FLUID APPEARED TO BE LEAKING FROM BRAKE LINE.  HE WAS NOT SURE IF IT WAS FROM RUBBER HOSE OR METAL TUBING.   HE DID SEE CORROSION.  VEHICLE HAS UNDER 59K MILES AND IS REGISTERED IN NY.  DATE OF ACCIDENT WAS 10/5/18.  VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT ABRA ASHEVILLE F150, 611 BREVARD RD  ASHEVILLE, NC 28806 (828) 210-9292.
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