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2016 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 — STEERING

crash · 1738907 · 2021-04-05

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
SILVERADO 1500
Year
2016
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
STEERING
Miles at failure
78,000
Speed
25 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

TL*THE CONTACT OWNED A 2016 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED WAS DRIVING 25 MPH WHEN THE BRAKE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAD TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH BOTH FEET AS IT TRAVELLED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP AND DECELERATED IN SPEED WHICH CAUSED THE CONTACT TO REAR-END A VEHICLE, WHICH ALSO CAUSED THAT VEHICLE TO REAR-END A VEHICLE AS WELL. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED AND NO MEDICAL TREATMENT ACQUIRED. THERE WAS NO POLICE REPORT FILED. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS FAILED TO ENGAGE. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THEIR RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT INSURANCE COMPANY HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A TOW YARD, WHERE THEY INSPECTED THE VEHICLE DAMAGES AND DEEMED THE VEHICLE A TOTAL LOSS. THE LOCAL DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT HE BELIEVED THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V578000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) AND 16V069000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000. *DT

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11406556
Machine
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