# 2026 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 — AIR BAGS
> NHTSA complaint `2258409` · 2026-10-19 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** SILVERADO 2500
- **Year:** 2026
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** AIR BAGS
## Narrative
A warning light illuminated as the driver was pulling into a bank parking lot. The vehicle was left running while the driver briefly stepped away to use the ATM. When he returned, he saw smoke coming out of the glove compartment. When the glovebox was opened, an active fire was already burning inside the dash cavity behind it. The fire grew rapidly and resulted in full cabin flashover, destroying the interior, melting wiring, and causing structural damage.  The burn pattern clearly shows the fire originated inside the passenger-side dash/glovebox area, not the engine compartment. Photographs taken immediately after the incident show melted and fused copper wiring, arc beads, vaporized insulation, and connectors burned from the inside outward. Harness bundles were burned from the inside out, consistent with electrical arcing.  A torch lighter stored in the glovebox did not ignite and played no role in the fire. Chlorine stored in the truck bed is a non-combustible oxidizer and cannot ignite or melt wiring. These facts eliminate external ignition sources.  The area behind the glovebox contains multiple electrical components with known failure modes, including the body control module, fuse block, HVAC blower motor resistor, and airbag wiring harness. The warning light appearing shortly before the fire and the fire beginning while the vehicle was left running strongly indicate an internal electrical failure.  The manufacturer inspected the vehicle and issued a denial but has refu
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*