2009 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 UNKNOWN OR OTHER

THE DASH HAS CRACKED IN 4 DIFFERENT PLACES, TWO OF WHICH IS NEXT TO THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. THE DASH CRACKED DURING A FRONT END COLLISION AT A STOP SIGN ON A FARM TO MARKET ROAD.

PLASTIC DASH HAS CRACKED 1ST BY THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG, THEN THE MIDDLE, AND NOW THE DRIVER SIDE. I HAVE GLUED THE DASH TRYING TO STOP THE RATTLING. I FIRST NOTICED IT ABOUT A YEAR AGO , NOT SURE IF IT HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING OR STATIONARY. IT HAS REDUCED THE COSMETIC VALUE OF MY TRUCK, AND IF I GET IN A WRECK IT COULD POSSIBLY SEND SHARDS OF PLASTIC INTO EYES, AND OR BODY CAUSING BODILY HARM.

CRACK IN THE DASH NEXT TO THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. CONCERNS THAT IT MAY HAVE A NEGATIVE IMPACT TO THE PASSENGER AIRBAG AND SAFETY. APPEARS TO BE DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW, AS THERE IS NO SUPPORT AND CHEAP MATERIALS.

DASHBOARD IS CRACKED

THE DASH ON MY TRUCK HAS A CRACK IN THE CORNER BY THE PASSENGER AIR BAG. ALSO IT IS CRACKED IN FRONT THE OF DRIVER. BOTH POSE RISKS TO THE OCCUPANTS AS IT COULD COME APART AND SHARDS FLY UPON IMPACT. PLUS THE CRACK IS RIGHT NEXT TO PASS AIR BAG AND THAT AIR BAG GOES UP AND INTO THE WINDSHIELD AND OUT. WITH THE CRACK BESIDE THE AIR BAG THERE IS NO GUARANTEE THE BAG WILL DEPLOY CORRECTLY WITH THE NO SUPPORT AROUND IT. I HAVE BEEN LOOKING AND NOTICED THOUSANDS OF THESE DASHES HAVE CRACKED WHICH IS CONCERNING. I HAD ACTUALLY TAKEN IT IN SEVERAL YEARS AGO (2012) AND THEY DENIED FIXING IT THEN BUT I HAVE REALIZED THE MAJOR ISSUE THAT IT HAS BECOME.

DASH CRACK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE DASH, LEFT CORNER OF THE AIRBAG. ALSO DASH CRACKED OVER INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. CHEVROLET DEALER CLAIMS ITS NOT A SAFETY ISSUED, BUT WILL NOT PLACE THE CLAIM IN WRITING.