1982 CHEVROLET K20 — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1982 CHEVROLET K20 — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
Start: 1997-12-02

fire · 131128 · 1998-01-13

Vehicle

Make: CHEVROLET
Model: K20
Year: 1982
Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE DRIVING THE TRUCK BETWEEN 50-60 MPH, DRIVER HEARD A WINDING NOISE, BY TIME DRIVER PULLED OVER TO SHOULDER SAFELY, THE TRUCK WAS ON FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE TRUCK WAS TOTALLED. *AK

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 819789
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown