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2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 — STRUCTURE:BODY

crash · 987315 · 2013-06-18

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
SILVERADO 2500
Year
2004
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
STRUCTURE:BODY
Miles at failure
89,000
Speed
5 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS BACKING UP TO HOOK UP MY UTILITY TRAILER AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE TRAILER HITCH CRASHED INTO THE BUMPER OF THE TRUCK..THE BRAKE LINES HAD ROTTED THROUGH AND THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF THIS TRUCK IS SEVERELY RUSTED.JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THE NEXT ISSUE WITH OTHER LINES OR FRAME BREAKAGE. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10520524
Machine
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