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2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 — SUSPENSION

crash · 803548 · 2010-08-02

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
SILVERADO 1500
Year
2006
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
SUSPENSION
Miles at failure
65,000
Speed
35 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

DRIVERS SIDE REAR AXLE AND TIRE CAME OFF THE VEHICLE, CAUSING 2006 SILVERADO TO WRECK. AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. WE WERE ON THE ENTRANCE RAMP TO I-95 WHEN SUDDENLY TRUCK TURNED TOWARD CONCRETE GUARD RAIL. AFTER HITTING RAIL HEAD ON AND SKIDDING ACROSS ENTRANCE RAMP HITTING RAIL ( SEVERAL TIMES) VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. TIRE AND AXEL WERE (LEFT REAR-DRIVER SIDE) GONE. TRUCK IS TOTALED. AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10346743
Machine
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