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2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 — VISIBILITY

crash · 699769 · 2008-12-12

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
SILVERADO 2500
Year
2002
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
VISIBILITY
Miles at failure
14,593
Speed
1 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. WHILE BACKING UP THE VEHICLE AT 1 MPH, THE REARVIEW MIRROR BECAME UNSTABLE. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A TELEPHONE POLE AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS CRACKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT GM WAS AWARE OF THE REARVIEW MIRROR FAILURE; HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO CURRENT REMEDY. THE COST TO REPAIR THE DAMAGES MADE TO THE VEHICLE WOULD BE $4,500. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT SOMEONE WOULD CALL THE CONTACT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,593 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 14,661.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10251579
Machine
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