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2020 GMC SIERRA 3500 — POWER TRAIN

crash · 2107927 · 2025-07-08

Vehicle

Make
GMC
Model
SIERRA 3500
Year
2020
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
POWER TRAIN
Miles at failure
108,000
Speed
60 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

The contact owns a 2020 GMC Sierra 3500. The contact stated that while driving at 60 MPH, the rear differential seized, in addition, the contact was hauling a median size tracker on top of a flat bed. The flat bed jackknifed and hit the left side of the contact's vehicle. The vehicle was able to come to a stop. The air bags did not deploy. There was no warning light illuminated. A police report was filed. There were no injuries sustained. The vehicle was towed to a towing yard. The trailer was towed to the residence. The tractor was damaged in the accident. The vehicle was diagnosed by an independent mechanic. The contact was informed that the transmission had failed. The vehicle was not repaired. The insurance company was contacted. A claim was filed with the insurance company, and it was canceled a few days later by the insurance company. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 108,000.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11672009
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown