# 1997 CHEVROLET BLAZER — SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
> NHTSA complaint `369348` · 2002-08-20 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** BLAZER
- **Year:** 1997
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
- **Speed:** 65 mph
## Narrative
WHILE TRAVELING AT 65 MPH HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND FRONT END SUDDENLY WENT DOWN TO THE GROUND.   *AK    VEHICLE EXPERIENCED UPPER BALL JOINT SEPARATION, CONSUMER STATES THAT THERE WAS A CRASH WITH ONE INJURY, ALSO MENTIONS RECALL 01E018, BUT STATES HE NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL.   *SLC
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