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2017 Chevrolet 3500 Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Aug 3, 2022
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since Aug 3, 2022

What this page shows

Our database holds 1 NHTSA owner-reported complaint for the 2017 Chevrolet 3500. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

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Body & structure
Filed Aug 3, 2022

The contact owns a 2017 Chevrolet Silverado 3500. The contact stated there was space between the subframe and the dump body; due to hinge failure which caused the body to move from side to side. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact also stated that he was unable to release the tailgate in a pivot position; however, when the dump body was flat the tailgate operated as designed. The contact stated that the hydraulic system was operating as designed. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for other repairs; however, the mechanic was unable to determine the cause of the failure with the tailgate. The vehicle was not repaired. Additionally, the failure was with the tailgate unable to line back up correctly; however, another independent mechanic had since repaired the vehicle. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 66,000. The VIN was not available.

NHTSA ID
11477364
Incident
Jun 25, 2021
Mileage
66,000 mi

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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