1995 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE — FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1995 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE — FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
Start: 2000-01-08

fire · 195675 · 2000-02-01

Vehicle

Make: MITSUBISHI
Model: ECLIPSE
Year: 1995
Manufacturer: Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
Component: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE FUELING VEHICLE FLAMES SHOT OUT OF THE GAS TANK RESULTING IN COMPLETE DESTRUCTION OF VEHICLE FROM FIRE, POSSIBLE RECALL COMPONENT FAILURE OF THE FUEL GASKETS (RECALL IN 1996). *MJS

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 550631
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown