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1987 CHEVROLET NOVA — POWER TRAIN

1 injured · 245181 · 2000-10-06

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
NOVA
Year
1987
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
POWER TRAIN
Speed
25 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

WHILE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN SPEEDOMETER CABLE SNAPPED. 10 MILES LATER, ENTIRE FRONT END LOCKED UP DUE A MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION. *AK THE MECHANIC DETERMIND THAT THE TRANS CASE, ALL GEARS AND RIGHT AND LEFT C.V. SHAFTS WERE BROKEN AS THE RESULT OF FRONT END LOCK UP. *YH

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
872427
Machine
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