# 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 — SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
> NHTSA complaint `633647` · 2007-08-08 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** SILVERADO 2500
- **Year:** 2003
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
- **Miles at failure:** 17,000
- **Speed:** 20 mph
## Narrative
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET C/K 2500.  WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE ENTIRE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF HIS VEHICLE COLLAPSED.  THE RIM, TIRE, AND WHEEL DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE.  THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE LOWER BALL JOINT.  THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED.  THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A BROKEN NOSE AND PAIN IN THE SHOULDER.  A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED.  THE VIN AND PURCHASE DATE WERE UNKNOWN.  THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 17,000.
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