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1996 CHEVROLET TAHOE — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

crash · 90197 · 1997-10-22

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
TAHOE
Year
1996
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Speed
2 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

DRIVING THE TRUCK ON A ICY HILL AND HAD CHAINS ON THE REAR WHEELS, PUT FOOT ON THE BRAKES, HAD NO STEERING AND THE TRUCK KEPT GOING UNTIL IT HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF THE TRUCK. *AK CONSUMER STATED HE HAD TO STOP ON AN ICY HILL BECUASE THE ROAD WAS BLOCKED, AND HE STARTED TO BACK UP SLOWLY, WHEN CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE VEHICLE DID NOT SEEM TO RESPOND TO BRAKING OR STEERING AND THE CHAINS WERE DIGGIN IN AND CONSUMER CAME TO STOP AFTER HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE.*JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
817414
Machine
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