# 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO — PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:MECHANICAL:LINKAGE AND CABLE
> NHTSA complaint `279197` · 2001-03-12 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** SILVERADO
- **Year:** 2001
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:MECHANICAL:LINKAGE AND CABLE
## Narrative
EMERGENCY BRAKE GAVE WAY ON FLAT GROUND, AND SUBSEQUENTLY RAN OVER  DRIVER'S  LEGS. *AK  EMERGENCY BRAKE GOES TO THE FLOOR.  THE REAR BRAKES LOCK UP.  IT WAS HARD TO SHIFT INTO FIRST GEAR AND SOMETIMES POPS OUT OF FIRST GEAR.  *YH
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