1998 PETERBILT 379 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1998 PETERBILT 379 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
Start: 1999-08-02

fire · 290067 · 2001-04-06

Vehicle

Make: PETERBILT
Model: 379
Year: 1998
Manufacturer: PACCAR Incorporated
Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE DRIVING THE FAULTY FUEL LINE ROUTING AND ENGINE WIRING SPARKED CAUSING A FIRE WITHOUT WARNING PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE 00V-029 (EQUIPPED WITH 1998 CATERPILLAR 3406E ENGINES). NLM

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 560686
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown