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1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO — POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY

crash · 212802 · 2000-05-15

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
SILVERADO
Year
1999
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
Speed
35 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

ON JAN. 17,2000 WE WERE DRIVING THROUGH NORMAN,IT WAS FOGGY, AND WE HIT A SLICK SPOT. I OVER CORRECTED AND THE TRUCK SPUN. WE HIT THE CRUB WITH THE LEFT REAR TIRE AND JUMPED THE CRUB. IT LOOKED TO BE FLAT BUT WHEN WE TRIED TO PULL THE TRUCK OFF THE CRUB AND STRAIGHTEN OUT TO PUT THE SPARE WHEEL ON IT WOULD NOT MOVE OR TURN. WE HAD IT TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP WHO LOOKED AT THE DAMAGE AND FIXED IT. WE FILED WITH THE INSURANCE BECAUSE WE THOUGHT IT WASN'T COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. WE WERE TOLD LATER THAT THE AXLE SHOULD NOT HAVE BENT LIKE IT DID TO BEGIN WITH. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75R16 )

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
722696
Machine
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