# 1992 CHEVROLET CAMARO — VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
> NHTSA complaint `270931` · 2001-01-30 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** CAMARO
- **Year:** 1992
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
## Narrative
HAD JUST PARKED VEHICLE. EARLIER HAD SMELLED AN ODOR OF PLASTIC BURNING. LEFT VEHICLE, AND SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT OF DASHBOARD. THEN  ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS STARTED (LIGHTS FLASHED, HORN BLEW). FLAMES THEN APPEARED. FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AND PUT FLAMES OUT. GAVE AN INDICATION OF A SWITCH BEHIND HEATER CORE WAS SOURCE OF FIRE.  *AK
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