# 2007 CHEVROLET C6500 — PARKING BRAKE
> NHTSA complaint `715415` · 2009-04-09 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** C6500
- **Year:** 2007
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** PARKING BRAKE
- **Miles at failure:** 3,000
- **Speed:** 2 mph
## Narrative
VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON A DOWNHILL GRADE. ENTERED VEHICLE, POSITIONED IN DRIVER SEAT. WHEN REACHING OVER TO UNLOCK PASSENGER DOOR SOME PART OF MY BODY OR COAT CONTACTED THE PARKING BRAKE LEVER, DISENGAGING IT AND CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ROLL DOWNHILL AND INTO A BACKHOLE, CAUSING CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. *TR
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*