# 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 — VISIBILITY
> NHTSA complaint `699769` · 2008-12-12 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** SILVERADO 2500
- **Year:** 2002
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** VISIBILITY
- **Miles at failure:** 14,593
- **Speed:** 1 mph
## 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.
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