OTHER NEWS - June 7, 1995
<i> Times Staff and Wire Reports</i>
GM Suburbans Target of Safety Inquiry: The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said it is investigating complaints of poor brake performance on 1992-95 Suburbans from General Motors Corp. The agency said it has received 141 complaints about brake problems said to cause the popular sport-utility vehicles to not stop in the expected time and distance. The problems have led to 53 accidents and resulted in 15 injuries, according to the complaints. None of the accidents were fatal, the NHTSA said. An estimated 140,000 of the 1992-95 Suburbans are on the road, the agency said. A GM representative could not be immediately reached.
