# 1997 CHEVROLET SILVERADO — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
> NHTSA complaint `220461` · 2000-05-12 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** SILVERADO
- **Year:** 1997
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
- **Speed:** 45 mph
## Narrative
CONSUMERS MASTER CYLINDER AND BRAKE BOOSTER FAILED CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOOSE STEERING AND BRAKING ABILITY WHILE DRIVING AND SHE CRASHED INTO THE HIGHWAY DIVIDER, AS A RESULT THE AIR BAG DEPLOYEND, TRAPPING AND SUFFOCATING HER.  THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE BECAME FILLED WITH SMOKE, THE DOORS WERE JAMMED AND SHE WAS UNABLE TO OPEN THE UNTIL SOMEONE CAME TO HER VEHICLE AND OPENED THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE.  NLM
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*