# 1994 CHEVROLET CORSICA — SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:NON-POWERED AXLE ASSEMBLY
> **FATAL** · NHTSA complaint `473333` · 2004-04-29 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 2
- **Injured:** 10
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## 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
## 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
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