# 2017 GMC SIERRA 1500 — UNKNOWN OR OTHER
> NHTSA complaint `1392865` · 2017-07-17 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** GMC
- **Model:** SIERRA 1500
- **Year:** 2017
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- **Miles at failure:** 3,605
- **Speed:** 25 mph
## Narrative
I WAS TOWING A TRAILER FOR APPROX: 5 MILES WHEN I NOTICE A STRANGE ODOR AND I PULLED OVER  AND REALIZED THE TRUCK HAD CAUGHT ON FIRE BY IT SELF  AND POLICE AND GOOD SAMARITIN TRIED TO PUT IT OUT BUT WAS NOT SUCCESSFUL . HENCE THE TRUCK AND TRAILER WERE A TOTAL LOSS ALONG WITH $ 750 WORTH HAND TOOLS. ( TRAILER WORTH  APPROX: $12,500)  I WAS ON A TWO LANE ROAD SPEED 40 (IT WAS A RENTAL TRUCK)
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