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2015 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 — SERVICE BRAKES

crash · 1641486 · 2020-01-28

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
SILVERADO 1500
Year
2015
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
SERVICE BRAKES
Miles at failure
60,000
Speed
5 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 5 MPH, WHEN ATTEMPTING TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL IT BECAME EXTREMELY HARD AND WENT TO THE FLOORBOARD MAKING THE VEHICLE UNABLE TO STOP. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V069000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER (MATT BOWERS CHEVROLET METAIRIE LOCATED AT 8213 AIRLINE DR, METAIRIE, LA 70003) BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, WHEN THE CONTACTS HUSBAND WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH AND ATTEMPTED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL, IT FAILED TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN AND REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE IN FRONT. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT A LOANER WAS PROVIDED DUE TO HER HUSBAND DRIVING 114 MILES PER DAY FOR WORK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. *LN *TP

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11302475
Machine
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