1994 CHEVROLET CORSICA — SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:NON-POWERED AXLE ASSEMBLY

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1994 CHEVROLET CORSICA — SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:NON-POWERED AXLE ASSEMBLY
Start: 2004-04-13

2 fatalcrash10 injured · 473333 · 2004-04-29

Vehicle

Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CORSICA
Year: 1994
Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Component: SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:NON-POWERED AXLE ASSEMBLY
Miles at failure: 127,490
Speed: 65 mph

Severity

Deaths: 2
Injured: 10
Fire: No
Crash: Yes
Police report: Yes
Medical attention: No
Vehicle towed: No

Narrative

WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND IT COLLIDED WITH TWO OTHER VEHICLES. TEN PEOPLE WERE INJURED, AND TWO PEOPLE DIED IN THIS COLLISION. ENGINEERS FOUND A STRUCTURAL FAILURE IN THE REAR AXLE. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE CONTROL ARM TO SEPARATE. CONSUMER WAS INCARCERATED DUE TO THE FATALITIES. *AK

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10071809
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown