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Silverado/Sierra Recall From the "Give me a break" File

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John Goreham
Contributing Writer, GM-Trucks.com
2/29/2016

General Motors is recalling a tiny handful of Silverado and Sierra models. Apparently, the radio does not work and thus, a crash may happen. Here's how NHTSA puts it:

"The radio may intermittently fail to provide an audio warning when the key has been left in the ignition and the door is opened or when the driver does not fasten their seat belt. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS) number 114, "Theft Protection", and/or 208, "Occupant Crash Protection." Less than 112 trucks are covered by this recall.

 

So a small number of GM truck owners will have their vehicles recalled because the chime we hear when we open the truck door to step out and get our mail isn't working. If only they would give us the exact details on how to break the trucks in this fashion. Recalls like this are a good reminder that the number of recalls a vehicle has is not indicative of safety or quality.

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cjb321 Enthusiast

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there is a reason i put tape over the little speaker when i installed the aftermarket radio in my truck. I'm with Daryl, i'd ignore it too lol

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I bet the number is going to grow substantially. My old 14 1500 and my current 15.5 2500 both have done this occasionally. Surely I didn't get lucky enough to get 2 of the 112.

SnakeEyeSS Senior Enthusiast

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My 07 did it also. I actually liked it when I was working on it because I left the keys in when in my garage. It drove me nuts when it did work. :lol:

 

Looks like this is a long running problem no one actually cared about.

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Nick17 Enthusiast

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i work at a GM dealer and all it is a re-program of the radio because they have been having problems with it obviously....

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