# 1996 OLDSMOBILE ACHIEVA — EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS
> NHTSA complaint `144217` · 1999-03-25 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** OLDSMOBILE
- **Model:** ACHIEVA
- **Year:** 1996
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS
## Narrative
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING/TURNING INTO PARKING LOT SMELLED BURNING AND THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON. INSIDE VEHICLE IN REAR THERE BEGAN TO BE SMOKE FILLED. AFTER GETTING OUT SHE NOTICED THE TAIL LIGHT WAS ON FIRE, SHE OPENED THE TRUNK AND THERE WERE FLAMES. DEALERSHIP SAID THE HALLOGEN BULB GOT HOT AND BEGAN TO BURN.  *AK
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