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2016 CHEVROLET MALIBU — PARKING BRAKE

crash · 2042629 · 2024-11-22

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
MALIBU
Year
2016
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
PARKING BRAKE
Miles at failure
102,000

Severity

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

Narrative

The contact owns a 2016 Chevrolet Malibu. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked overnight on an incline with the front of the vehicle facing forward, the contact stated that the electronic parking brake unexpectedly released, and the vehicle rolled away and crashed into the neighbors vehicle, causing damages to the headlights and the bumpers of both vehicles. The contact stated that there was no one inside the vehicles during the crash. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or an independent mechanic to be diagnosed or repaired. A Police report was not filed. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 102,000.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11626928
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown