1994 JEEP CHEROKEE — SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1994 JEEP CHEROKEE — SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST
Start: 1998-11-07

fire · 126419 · 1998-12-02

Vehicle

Make: JEEP
Model: CHEROKEE
Year: 1994
Manufacturer: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component: SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST

Severity

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

Narrative

VEHICLE PARKED. POWER ADJUSTING SEAT DID NOT WORK. HAD NEW ELECTRICAL BREAKER PUT IN. STARTED TO SMELL SMOKE WHICH BILLOWED VERY HEAVY (GRAY/BLACK). FLAMES CAME FROM UNDER SEAT. REACHED UNDER SEAT & PULLED WIRES OUT. *AK

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 831612
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown