1997 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN — EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BACK UP LIGHTS

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1997 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN — EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BACK UP LIGHTS
Start: 1997-11-17

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Vehicle

Make: CHEVROLET
Model: SUBURBAN
Year: 1997
Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Component: EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BACK UP LIGHTS

Severity

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

Narrative

VEHICLE WAS PARKED, ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE INTERIOR MOUNTED STOP LAMP ASSEMBLY WHICH CAUSED AN ELECTRICAL FIRE THAT BURNED THE WHOLE INTERIOR INSIDE OF VEHICLE. PRIOR TO THE FIRE MOUNTED STOP LAMP ASSEMBLY BULB HAD BURNED OUT, DEALER REPLACED BULB. FIRE SMOTHERED ITSELF OUT. AK

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 820157
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown