US auto security regulators have opened an investigation into complaints that Common Motors automobiles geared up with sure V8 engines, together with its best-selling Silverado, can seize up with out warning.
The Nationwide Freeway Transportation Security Administration on Thursday stated it was investigating an estimated 877,710 automobiles after receiving 39 complaints from customers of GM automobiles geared up with L87 V8 engines.
The NHTSA stated complainants reported “no detectability prior to the engine failure,” which might result in an elevated danger of a crash leading to damage and/or property harm. A bearing failure could cause the engine to grab or a breaching of the engine block by a connecting rod, regulators stated.
The automobiles included within the preliminary investigation embrace: 2019-2024 Chevrolet Silverado 1500; 2021-2024 Chevrolet Tahoe; 2021-2024 Chevrolet Suburban; 2019-2024 GMC Sierra 1500; 2021-2024 GMC Yukon; 2021-2024 GMC Yukon XL; 2021-2024 Cadillac Escalade; and 2021-2024 Cadillac Escalade ESV.
Common Motors was the US chief in 2024 auto gross sales, posting a 4.3% enhance in gross sales for the yr, its greatest efficiency since 2019. Its Silverado pickup truck was the second-best promoting automobile within the US final yr.
