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2020 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

fire · 1980131 · 2024-04-02

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
SILVERADO 1500
Year
2020
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Speed
25 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

A/C blower motor over heated and caught the electrical wires on fire under the dash. I had just left my house for work about 1 mile from home and the dash started smoking then a fire started under the passenger side glovebox parked the car in the middle of the street and I was able to exit the vehicle and put the fire out with a half bottle of water I had in the car. I then called 911 and I believe it was EAST Pierce fire department. They shortly arrived and confirmed it was an electrical fire and that there was no more heat coming from it. The fire department then gave me A ride home. The vehicle has been towed to Sunset Chevrolet in Sumner Washington where the Vehicle was purchased New in 2020.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11580722
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown