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2017 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 — STRUCTURE:BODY

fire · 1570404 · 2019-05-29

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
SILVERADO 2500
Year
2017
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
STRUCTURE:BODY
Miles at failure
20,000

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
Yes
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

FEB 5TH 2019 MY TRUCK WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY AND THE BLOCKHEATER EAS PLUGGED INTO MY ELECTRICAL OUTLET ON MY GARAGE AND AT 1:00 A.M. I WAS AWAKENED TO A LOUD EXPLOSION. WHEN I FINALLY FIGURED OUT THE CAUSE MY TRUCK AND GARAGE WERE ON FIRE. 3 MONTHS LATER FOUND OUT GM HAD RECALLED ALMOST 400,000 TRUCKS MY SAME YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL DUE TO ENGINEBLOCK HEATER CORDS SHORTING OUT APPARENTLY. I HAVE YET TO RECEIVE A NOTICE ON MY TRUCK. THE ACCIDENT WAS A TOTAL LOSS AND THERE WAS DAMAGE DONE TO MY GARAGE. ## VIN PASSED ## CHEVY SILVERADO 2500 HD 2017 ##

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11210667
Machine
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