# 1997 CHEVROLET SILVERADO — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
> NHTSA complaint `184167` · 1999-11-17 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** SILVERADO
- **Year:** 1997
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
- **Speed:** 35 mph
## Narrative
CONSUMER STEPPED ON GAS AND AS HE STARTED TO PICK UP SPEED, THE SEAT FLIPPED BACKKWARDS, GAVE AWAY COMPLETELY.   CONSUMER SLIGHTLY INJURED HIS SHOULDER AND BACK.  *AK
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