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2020 GMC SIERRA 2500 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

fire · 2151373 · 2025-11-24

Vehicle

Make
GMC
Model
SIERRA 2500
Year
2020
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Severity

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

Narrative

The rear defroster massively overheated. It started heavily smoking and eventually exploded the rear windows. Only warning sign was the smoke which we noticed quickly because the windows were up. Had the windows been down we might not have noticed before a fire started. I'm taking it to a dealership now. This module also triggers on from a remote start. Extremely dangerous!!!

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11701143
Machine
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