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2020 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE — SERVICE BRAKES

firecrash · 1726320 · 2021-02-11

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
TRAVERSE
Year
2020
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
SERVICE BRAKES
Miles at failure
7,000
Speed
50 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2020 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED HER HUSBAND WAS DRIVING AT 50 MPH AND WHEN VEHICLES A HEAD OF HIM STARTED TO SLAM ON THEIR BRAKES, THE CONTACTS HUSBAND THEN DEPRESSED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE BRAKES ON THE VEHICLE LOCKED WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SLID CRASHING INTO THE REAR END OF A UTILITY TRUCK IN FRONT OF HIM. THE VEHICLE THEN CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE AIR BAG DID DEPLOY. NO WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BY THE UTILITY TRUCK DRIVER ON THE SCENE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. NO MEDICAL TREATMENT WAS NEEDED AT THE SCENE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A IMPOUND WHERE THEN THE INSURANCE COMPANY HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED WHERE THEY PLAN TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE LOCAL DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,000.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11395738
Machine
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