1998 CHEVROLET SILVERADO — STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:SUPPORT DEVICE/STRUT

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1998 CHEVROLET SILVERADO — STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:SUPPORT DEVICE/STRUT
Start: 2005-02-08

fire1 injured · 520707 · 2005-02-08

Vehicle

Make: CHEVROLET
Model: SILVERADO
Year: 1998
Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Component: STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:SUPPORT DEVICE/STRUT

Severity

Deaths: 0
Injured: 1
Fire: Yes
Crash: No
Police report: No
Medical attention: No
Vehicle towed: No

Narrative

THE DRIVER'S SEAT OVERHEATED WHILE DRIVING. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO BOTH LEGS. THE DRIVER WENT TO THE HOSPITAL THE NEXT DAY. DRIVER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE LEFT SEAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE TAILGATE CABLES FAILED TWICE. *TC

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10111130
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown