1995 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO — SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1995 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO — SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
Start: 2004-12-27

crash · 516210 · 2005-02-16

Vehicle

Make: CHEVROLET
Model: MONTE CARLO
Year: 1995
Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Component: SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
Miles at failure: 137,000
Speed: 35 mph

Severity

Deaths: 0
Injured: 0
Fire: No
Crash: Yes
Police report: Yes
Medical attention: No
Vehicle towed: No

Narrative

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE FRONT CONTROL ARM AND LOWER BALL JOINTS BROKE. AS A RESULT, THE STEERING AND BRAKES FAILED , AND THE VEHICLE COLLIDED INTO BRICK WALL. UPON IMPACT, THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. NO INJURIES REPORTED. *AK *SC *JB

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10107117
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown