# 2017 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 — STRUCTURE:BODY
> NHTSA complaint `1570404` · 2019-05-29 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** SILVERADO 2500
- **Year:** 2017
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** STRUCTURE:BODY
- **Miles at failure:** 20,000
## 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 ##
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*