1983 CHEVROLET CAPRICE — STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS

fire · 220652 · 2000-06-16

Vehicle

Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CAPRICE
Year: 1983
Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Component: STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS

Severity

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

Narrative

THE PLASTIC HVAC UNIT MOUNTED TO THE FIREWALL IS POORLY DESIGN WHICH ALLOWED A FIRE TO SPREAD INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT ONLY ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, DIRECTLY THROUGH THE PLASTIC HVAC UNIT. NLM

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 784066
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown