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Zorro

(18,334 posts)
Sat Apr 22, 2023, 11:48 AM Apr 2023

'Park outside': GM recalls 40,000 pickups to fix fire risk

Source: San Diego Union-Tribune

General Motors is recalling certain Chevrolet Silverado medium-duty trucks for model year 2019 or later, following the discovery of a potential leak in brake fluid that could result in a fire.

Potentially 40,428 vehicles could be affected. They include 4500HD, 5500HD, and 6500HD models with model years between 2019 and 2023, according to documents posted by U.S. safety regulators on Saturday.

The vehicles may have a brake pressure sensor assembly that allows brake fluid to leak and cause a short circuit. That in turn increases the risk of a fire that could occur when the vehicle is either driving or parked.

GM advises owners with potentially affected models to park outdoors and away from structures until the recall repair is done. Vehicles with model years before 2019 used a different design.

GM said it’s not aware of any injuries related to the condition.

Read more: https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/business/nation/story/2023-04-22/park-outside-gm-recalls-40-000-pickups-to-fix-fire-risk

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Bengus81

(9,773 posts)
1. Great example if it ain't broke,don't fix it!
Sat Apr 22, 2023, 11:53 AM
Apr 2023

"Vehicles with model years before 2019 used a different design."

peppertree

(23,117 posts)
2. Coincidentally, the year El Cheetolino relaxed manufacturing standards
Sat Apr 22, 2023, 01:00 PM
Apr 2023

I shudder to think what might be happening, if His Orangeness had (somehow) been re-elected.

former9thward

(33,424 posts)
5. What "manufacturing standards" were relaxed in 2019?
Sat Apr 22, 2023, 08:17 PM
Apr 2023

Also design changes for American cars are made years in advance of the introduction.

Bengus81

(9,773 posts)
8. Yeah,never heard of Trump on that one but he did relax CAFE standards
Sun Apr 23, 2023, 07:54 AM
Apr 2023

Or tried to but car manufacturers just ignored him.

machoneman

(4,128 posts)
3. Odd. Brake fluid in itself is not flammable until 700+ degrees F.
Sat Apr 22, 2023, 03:30 PM
Apr 2023

Losing the fluid though even without a fire can cause a crash as the brakes stop working.

Rebl2

(17,346 posts)
4. Then you have
Sat Apr 22, 2023, 03:46 PM
Apr 2023

to worry about the catalytic converter get cut off in middle of the night.

jmowreader

(52,877 posts)
7. "Park outside" takes on a whole new meaning with these
Sun Apr 23, 2023, 12:44 AM
Apr 2023

These are not pickups.

The biggest pickup Chevrolet makes is a 3500. 4500 through 6500 are all medium duty trucks. They are used for things like dump trucks, flatbeds, box trucks, small fire trucks and so on. If you’re parking one of these inside, you have a warehouse.

What surprises me is these have brake fluid at all. My company has several of the Ford and International equivalents to these trucks, and ours all have air brakes.

Bengus81

(9,773 posts)
9. They're crew cab pickup with a dually axle
Sun Apr 23, 2023, 08:00 AM
Apr 2023

Lots of people use these for business but wouldn't have a warehouse. But,unless your garage is several feet longer than normal it would never fit inside.

ToxMarz

(2,737 posts)
10. I'm sure many of the people who drive these are the same people that argue against
Sun Apr 23, 2023, 11:12 AM
Apr 2023

electric vehicles because they know a story about one that caught fire.

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