NHTSA complaint: 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE — EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE, BUT DID NOT FILE A REPORT. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT FACILITY. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER SUCTION/DISCHARGE HOSE FRACTURED, CAME INTO CONTACT WITH THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD, AND CAUSED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V676000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,000.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation