# 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 — STRUCTURE:BODY
> NHTSA complaint `987315` · 2013-06-18 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** SILVERADO 2500
- **Year:** 2004
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** STRUCTURE:BODY
- **Miles at failure:** 89,000
- **Speed:** 5 mph
## 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
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