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2017 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

fire · 1726151 · 2021-02-10

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
SILVERADO 1500
Year
2017
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Miles at failure
83,000

Severity

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

Narrative

VEHICLE WAS REMOTE STARTED IN DRIVEWAY. BEFORE THE 1ST CYCLE RAN OUT AND SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE I OPENED THE REAR DOOR AND BLACK SMOKE CAME OUT AND COULD SEE SMOKE EMITTING FROM BEHIND THE HEADRESTS OF THE BACK SEAT BY THE SLIDER REAR WINDOW. THE REAR DEFROST HAD STARTED ON FIRE. THE REAR WINDOW ON DRIVER SIDE SPIDERWEBBED WHEN I OPENED THE DOOR. TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE WAS 7 DEGREES WITH WINDCHILL BELOW 0. NO RECALL LISTED HERE IN US AT THIS TIME I COULD FIND. RECALL #192220470 IN CANADA WAS LISTED FOR 2014-2018 TRUCKS.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11395612
Machine
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