# 1998 CHEVROLET LUMINA APV — SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:SPINDLE
> NHTSA complaint `459134` · 2004-03-08 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** LUMINA APV
- **Year:** 1998
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:SPINDLE
- **Miles at failure:** 109,000
## Narrative
WHILE DRIVING, THE SPINDLE ON THE REAR AXLE BROKE IN HALF.  DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, WHICH WENT ACROSS FOUR LANES OF TRAFFIC INTO  A WALL.   DRIVER'S SIDE REAR TIRE DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE.   DRIVER SUSTAINED BACK AND NECK INJURIES, AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM.  *AK
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