1991 CHEVROLET BLAZER — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1991 CHEVROLET BLAZER — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
Start: 1998-11-03

fire · 124433 · 1998-11-20

Vehicle

Make: CHEVROLET
Model: BLAZER
Year: 1991
Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD

Severity

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

Narrative

WHEN DRIVING AT 55 MPH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING THE VOLTS LIGHT CAME ON, AND THE CONSUMER PULLED OVER. WENT TO LIFT THE HOOD AND NOTICED SMOKE AND THE FIRE. THE WIRES WERE ON FIRE, AND THE ALTERATOR WAS BURNED OUT. THAT'S WHAT STARTED THE FIRE. *AK

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 831138
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown