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2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 — SERVICE BRAKES

1 fatalcrash2 injured · 1682094 · 2020-08-04

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
SILVERADO 2500
Year
2002
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
SERVICE BRAKES
Miles at failure
143,000
Speed
35 mph

Severity

Deaths
1
Injured
2
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
Yes

Narrative

DRIVING UP TO CITY INTERSECTION WAS APPLING BRAKES, CAR IN FRONT APPLIED HIS QUICKER CAUSING HIS REAR TO RAISE UP, INDICATING PANIC STOP, I FOLLOWED AND APPLIED HARD PRESSURE TO MY BRAKES, PEDAL THEN WENT TO THE FLOOR AND LOST ALL BRAKE ACTION, THIS LEAD TO MY TRUCK REAR END OF OTHER CARS

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11343261
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown