1997 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 defect investigations
Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 1997 Chevrolet Silverado 3500. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.
- REAR AXLE SEPARATION FROM VEHICLEPreliminary Evaluation PE97001 · opened Jan 17, 1997 · closed May 29, 1997
The single consumer complaint received by nhtsa reported an incident in which application of the service brakes of the subject vehicle precipitated an unforewarned loss of vehicle control as the left rear axle separated from the vehicle.inspection of the vehicle following the incident disclosed that the left rear dual …