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1995 CHEVROLET BLAZER — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

crash · 203285 · 2000-03-21

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
BLAZER
Year
1995
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Speed
20 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

AFTER MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN AND PROCEEDING APPROXIMATELY 60 FEET , VEHICLE LOST CONTROL ON A BLACK ICE COVERED AREA OF STREET., VEHICLE THEN DEPARTED ICE TRAVELING OVER A CURB,(BRAKING BEGAN PRIOR TO GOING OVER CURB), THEN CONTINUED OVER A SNOW COVERED PARKWAY, THEN OVER A SHOVELED SIDEWALK, AND THEN STRIKING THE ENTRANCE TO A BUILDING APPROX 40 FEET AWAY, STANDING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD NOT ENGAGE THE BRAKES, ON DECEMBER 1999 A LETTER WAS RECIEVED FROM CHEVROLET DESCRIBING THE CONDITION WHICH WAS IDENTIFIED BY THE NHTSA , THERE IS NO DOUBT IN MY MIND THAT THIS WAS THE CAUSE OF MY VEHICLES FAILURE TO STOP, THE BRAKING FAILED COMPLETELY UNDER THESE CONDITIONS

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
720422
Machine
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