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2015 GMC SIERRA 2500 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

fire · 1848392 · 2022-10-18

Vehicle

Make
GMC
Model
SIERRA 2500
Year
2015
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Speed
10 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I was driving down the road after turning on the rear window defrost. The cab of the truck filled with smoke billowing from the back seat. I pulled over and turned the truck off. I got into the back seat to try to identify what was on fire, and noticed the lines of the rear window defrost system were actually smoldering. Then one of the rear windshield panels exploded in my face. Upon reading online, it looks like a recall was issued for this same problem in Canada but not the USA.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11489877
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown