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2020 CHEVROLET EQUINOX — STRUCTURE:BODY

fire · 1708615 · 2020-11-24

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
EQUINOX
Year
2020
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
STRUCTURE:BODY
Miles at failure
5,000
Speed
50 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

AS THIS CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN DOWN THE HIGHWAY, ABOUT 10 MINUTES INTO MY DRIVE, SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM THE VEHICLE, I PULLED OVER, A PASSER BY RAN OVER TO ME TELLING ME TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE THAT FLAMES WERE SHOOTING OUT OF THE BOTTOM. AS SOON AS I EXITED THE CAR, THE ENTIRE CAR WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE ENTIRE CAR WAS BURNED TO THE GROUND. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. GM REFUSED TO RECALL THIS VEHICLE OR TO TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11376144
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown