Complaint 1206273
2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO • STRUCTURE:BODY • incident Jul 27, 2015
Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
- Complaint ID
- 1206273
- Make
- CHEVROLET
- Model
- SILVERADO
- Model Year
- 2006
- Component
- STRUCTURE:BODY
- Incident Date
- Jul 27, 2015
- Date Received
- Aug 5, 2015
- Data As Of
- Sep 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
STRUCTURE:BODY
Owner Narrative
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRAME UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE WAS RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE MANUFACTURER USED AN INFERIOR STEEL MATERIAL TO MAKE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER ACKNOWLEDGED THAT AN INFERIOR MATERIAL WAS USED, BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY HELP. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.
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