# 1999 CHEVROLET CORVETTE — SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
> NHTSA complaint `489261` · 2004-08-09 · 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:** CORVETTE
- **Year:** 1999
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
- **Miles at failure:** 34,000
- **Speed:** 55 mph
## Narrative
WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH AN ANIMAL JUMPED OUT IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WHEN CONSUMER SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL ASSEMBLY SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE AND ROLLED UNDER THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, CONSUMER LOST CONTROL, HITTING A TREE.  VEHICLE WAS C TOTALED.  DRIVER SUSTAINED HEAD INJURIES. *AK
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