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2016 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

fire · 2211256 · 2026-05-29

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
SILVERADO 1500
Year
2016
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Speed
60 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

Rear power window defrost thermal event. While rear defrost was on the plastic connector that goes to the rear defrost of the power rear sliding window began to smoke heavily. In 2020 there was recall number N192265660 for the 1500 series of the same year for the same component that failed and is a fire risk. 2500 had no recall but this vehicle contains the same product and poses the same fire risk as the 1500.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11740948
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown