# 2021 CHEVROLET TAHOE — SERVICE BRAKES
> NHTSA complaint `1704185` · 2020-11-04 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** Yes
- **Vehicle towed:** Yes
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** TAHOE
- **Year:** 2021
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES
- **Miles at failure:** 3,400
- **Speed:** 30 mph
## Narrative
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2021 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE DRIVER EXPERIENCED A MEDICAL EMERGENCY. DURING THE INCIDENT, THE PRE COLLISION WARNING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED AND DID NOT ACTIVATE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A STEEL TRANSFORMER. DURING THE CRASH THE DRIVER SUSTAINED FRACTURED RIBS THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN AT THE SCENE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AWAY. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE CRASH WAS DUE TO A FAILURE OF THE AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING SYSTEM TO DEPLOY. THE MANUFACTURER AND LOCAL DEALER WERE NOT YET NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,400.
---
*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*