# 1996 CHEVROLET K3500 — TRAILER HITCHES
> NHTSA complaint `620715` · 2007-04-17 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** K3500
- **Year:** 1996
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** TRAILER HITCHES
- **Miles at failure:** 92,000
- **Speed:** 25 mph
## Narrative
TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 CHEVROLET K3500 WITH A CURRENT MILEAGE OF 92,000 MILES. THE CONTACT  INSTALLED A TRAILER HITCH ON THE VEHICLE AND WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 25 MPH WHEN THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE  HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND THE TRAILER HITCH FAILED.  THE TRAILER BROKE THE SAFETY CHAINS AND  IT CRASHED  INTO A DITCH, WHICH DESTROYED THE TRAILER AND THE VEHICLE IN TOW.  THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HITCH WAS HIGH FOR THE TRIPLE BALL ASSEMBLY.  *AK
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*