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2015 CHEVROLET EQUINOX — ENGINE

fire · 1722639 · 2021-01-26

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
EQUINOX
Year
2015
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
ENGINE
Miles at failure
156,000

Severity

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

Narrative

TL* THE CONTACT OWN A 2015 CHEVROLET EQUINOX. THE CONTACT STATED THE WHILE DRIVING AT 60MPH WHEN SHIFTING IN GEAR, THE CONTACT NOTICED WHITE SMOKE COMING INTO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO SIDE OF THE ROAD THE AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING INTO THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE AND FIRE UNDERNEATH THE TRUCK. THE FIRE EXTINGUISHED ITSELF. NO ONE WAS INJURED DURING THE FIRE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO RESIDENCE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOT NOTIFIED, AND FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 156,000.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11390072
Machine
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