# 2021 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 — STRUCTURE:BODY
> NHTSA complaint `2161960` · 2025-12-31 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** SILVERADO 1500
- **Year:** 2021
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** STRUCTURE:BODY
## Narrative
APPARATUS USED TO HOLD HOOD UPRIGHT, (2 STRUTS), FAIL WITHOUT WARNING. STRUTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED FOUR (4) TIMES IN PAST TWO (2) MONTHS WITH TWO ( 2) OEM PARTS AND  ONE (1) AFTER MARKET PART.  LAST OCCURANCE, 12/26/2025, CAUSED A MINOR HAND INJURY.  IF NOT PREPARED FOR SUDDEN CLOSING OF HOOD,  POSSIBLE SERIOUS INJURY COULD RESULT.  THE VEHICLE AT PRESENT HAS 19,775 MILES AND HAS BEEN EXAMINED BY THREE (3) SERVICE TECHNICIANS FROM DEALERSHIPS AND CAN NOT EXPLAIN WHY IT IS OCCURING OR HOW TO REPAIR IT.
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*