Consumer Complaint Detail

CHEVROLET / K3500 / 1996

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 007102487 Incident Date: Apr, 12 2007
Consumer's City: CENTRAL POINT Consumer's State: OR
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: K3500 Model Year: 1996
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Trailer hitches
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1GCHK34J6TZ Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Apr, 16 2007 Complaint Type: LETR
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Aug, 11 2005
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Tl*- the contact owns a 1996 chevrolet k3500 with a current mileage of 92,000 miles. the contact installed a trailer hitch on the vehicle and was driving at about 25 mph when the contact's vehicle hit a bump in the road and the trailer hitch failed. the trailer broke the safety chains and it crashed into a ditch, which destroyed the trailer and the vehicle in tow. the contact stated that the hitch was high for the triple ball assembly. *ak