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2021 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

fire · 1953753 · 2023-12-29

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
SILVERADO 1500
Year
2021
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Miles at failure
90
Speed
60 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

The contact owns a 2021 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated that while driving approximately 60 MPH a burning rubber odor and a smoke haze was present inside the cabin of the vehicle. After stopping to investigate under the hood flames were present at the passenger side fire wall of the engine compartment. Moments later the cabin of the vehicle was in flames which quickly spread and the entire vehicle became engulfed in flames. The fire department was called to the scene to extinguish the flames. The vehicle was destroyed and towed away. A police report and fire report were taken. The cause of failure was not determined. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The local dealer was contacted. The failure mileage was 90,000.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11562510
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown