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1995 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING

fire · 299015 · 2001-06-22

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
SUBURBAN
Year
1995
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING

Severity

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

Narrative

A CLUNKING NOISE CAME FROM VEHICLE WHILE IN OPERATION. CONSUMER COULD SMELL SMOKE BEFORE ENTERING STORE. WHEN EXITING STORE, VEHICLE WAS SMOKING VISIBLY. CONSUMER CONTACTED FIRE DEPARTMENT. FIRE BURNED THROUGH FIREWALL, AND BURNED A LARGE HOLE IN DASHBOARD. CONSUMER HAS NOT CONTACTED DEALERSHIP TO DETERMINE IF VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN RECALL 95V026000. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS. *AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
891053
Machine
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