# 2009 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
> NHTSA complaint `730956` · 2009-08-11 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** SILVERADO 2500
- **Year:** 2009
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
- **Miles at failure:** 12,000
## Narrative
GM  2008 SILVERADO 2500 SERIES. TWELVE THOUSAND VEHICLE MILES, VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. THERMAL EVENT VEHICLE  CLAIM NUMBER (71-737328910), ESIS GROUP TRACKING NUMBER 675794. VEHICLE'S ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUGHT FIRE WHILE SITTING IDLING. EXACT CAUSE OF FIRE UNDETERMINED AT THIS TIME, EVENT HAPPENED ON JUN 28, 2009. BANKRUPTCY COURT RULED ON JUNE 30, 2009 THAT THE NEW GM COMING OUT OF BANKRUPTCY WAS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY PRIOR ACTIONS OF THE CORPORATION. *TR
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*