1997 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 — SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1997 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 — SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
Start: 2001-08-07

crash2 injured · 308443 · 2001-08-08

Vehicle

Make: CHEVROLET
Model: SILVERADO 1500
Year: 1997
Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Component: SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
Speed: 70 mph

Severity

Deaths: 0
Injured: 2
Fire: No
Crash: Yes
Police report: Yes
Medical attention: No
Vehicle towed: No

Narrative

THE INVESTIGATING OFFICER ON THE SCENE SAID THAT ALL EVIDENCE (PHYSICAL & WITNESS STATEMENTS) ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE BALL JOINT FAILING. I HAVE PHOTOS OF THE SCENE, INCLUDING CLOSE-UPS OF THE FAILED BALL JOINT. THE VEHICLE IS TOTALED.*AK

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 750068
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown