1992 CHEVROLET ASTRO — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1992 CHEVROLET ASTRO — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
Start: 1998-06-26

fire · 110176 · 1998-07-08

Vehicle

Make: CHEVROLET
Model: ASTRO
Year: 1992
Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH

Severity

Deaths: 0
Injured: 0
Fire: Yes
Crash: No
Police report: No
Medical attention: No
Vehicle towed: No

Narrative

WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE DEFECTIVE IGNITION SWITCH STARTED TO SMOKE, CAUSING A FIRE. DEALRR DETERMINED THE PROBLEM WAS THE IGNITION SWITCH, BUT FORD WAS NOT TAKING LIABILITY. *AK

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 825131
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown