2014 CHEVROLET MALIBU — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Name: NHTSA complaint: 2014 CHEVROLET MALIBU — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Start: 2017-12-20

fire · 1446469 · 2018-02-08

Vehicle

Make: CHEVROLET
Model: MALIBU
Year: 2014
Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Miles at failure: 99,340

Severity

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

Narrative

AUXILIARY BATTERY IN THE REAR COMPARTMENT FAILURE CAUSING FIRE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND NOT POWERED ON. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN POWERLESS FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 HOURS PRIOR TO THE FIRE.

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 11071803
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown