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2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE — VISIBILITY

fire · 1224985 · 2015-10-02

Vehicle

Make
JEEP
Model
GRAND CHEROKEE
Year
2011
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
VISIBILITY
Miles at failure
47,000
Speed
35 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V391000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED AN ABNORMAL ODOR. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE VISOR. THE CONTACT PULLED DOWN THE VISOR AND NOTICED MELTED PLASTIC. THERE WERE FIREMEN ONSITE WHO DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY AND FLAMES APPEARED FROM THE HEADLINER ABOVE THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE FIREMEN EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES. A REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10779346
Machine
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