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1995 CHEVROLET PICKUP — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD

fire1 injured · 219206 · 2000-07-05

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
PICKUP
Year
1995
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
Yes
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY & UNDER THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT STARTED SMOKING. A/C WAS ON & NO LONGER WAS BLOWING AIR. CONSUMER PULLED OVER & BURNED HIS ARM TRYING TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE . MANUFACTURER SAYS THEY WILL HAVE SOMEONE COME OUT TO LOOK AT IT. INVESTIGATOR SAID THAT THE BLOWER MOTOR FOR THE A/C WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. GM IS NOT PROVIDING FURTHER HELP. *AK *ML

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
864783
Machine
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