2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO — SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:TORSION BAR

1 injured · 527667 · 2005-04-25

Vehicle

Make: CHEVROLET
Model: SILVERADO
Year: 2004
Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Component: SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:TORSION BAR
Miles at failure: 23,400
Speed: 25 mph

Severity

Deaths: 0
Injured: 1
Fire: No
Crash: No
Police report: No
Medical attention: No
Vehicle towed: No

Narrative

WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH THE TORSION BAR ON THE FRONT BROKE. THIS CAUSED THE RIGHT FRONT TO DROP AND LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. VEHICLE WAS TOW TO A REPAIR SHOP. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED.*AK TORSION BAR ADJUSTER BROKE ON THE LEFT FRONT AND THEN LOST CONTROL AND WENT OFF DRIVEWAY INTO TREES CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO SUSPENSION AND FRAME. *BF

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10115757
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown