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2015 DODGE DART — FIRERELATED

fire · 1805781 · 2022-04-05

Vehicle

Make
DODGE
Model
DART
Year
2015
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
FIRERELATED
Miles at failure
140,000

Severity

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

Narrative

The contact owns a 2015 Dodge Dart. The contact stated that while his son was reversing the vehicle, the power steering warning light illuminated and the vehicle experienced a loss of power steering assist. The contact and his son then noticed that there were flames coming from underneath the vehicle. The contact and his son were able to extinguish the fire. No police report was filed. No medical attention was received. Upon inspection, the contact noticed that the fire started from the power steering pump. The vehicle was towed to the dealer, and the dealer informed the contact that the manufacturer would have an inspector come to inspect the vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired and remained at the dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and a case was opened. The failure mileage was approximately 140,000. The VIN was unavailable.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11459706
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown