# 1997 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN — EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BACK UP LIGHTS
> NHTSA complaint `131178` · 1998-01-21 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** SUBURBAN
- **Year:** 1997
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BACK UP LIGHTS
## 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
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