# 2001 BUICK LESABRE — SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER ARM
> NHTSA complaint `262019` · 2000-12-18 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** BUICK
- **Model:** LESABRE
- **Year:** 2001
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER ARM
- **Speed:** 30 mph
## Narrative
WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH FRONT CONTROL ARM BROKE, TRIED TO BRAKE, BUT UNABLE TO. VEHICLE PULLED TO RIGHT AND CONSUMER SIDESWIPED ANOTHER VEHICLE. DAMAGE $ 2600, GMC SAID IT WAS A FACTORY DEFECT, AND THEY WOULD EXCHANGE  VEHICLE.*AK
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