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2008 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 — SEAT BELTS

fire · 853756 · 2011-04-29

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
SILVERADO 2500
Year
2008
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
SEAT BELTS
Miles at failure
35,602

Severity

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

Narrative

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THE SEAT BELT PULLED BACK VERY FAST AND TIGHT. WHEN THIS OCCURRED THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM THE SEAT BELT RE-TRACTOR AND FROM UNDERNEATH THE DRIVERS SEAT. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS AN INADVERTENT DEPLOYMENT OF THE SEAT BELT PRE-TENSIONER. THE DEALER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD NOT TO WORK ON THE VEHICLE, BECAUSE THEY WERE SENDING SOMEONE OUT TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 35,602. UPDATED 06/06/11 *BF UPDATED 1/19/2012 *LN *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10398221
Machine
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