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1992 ISUZU RODEO — POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION

fire · 311100 · 2001-07-31

Vehicle

Make
ISUZU
Model
RODEO
Year
1992
Manufacturer
Isuzu Motors Limited
Component
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION

Severity

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

Narrative

THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING WHEN THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SHOP AND CHECKED OUT FOR SEVERAL HOURS BUT TECHNICIANS WERE UNABLE TO FIND A PROBLEM AND TOLD THE CONSUMER THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE, WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SMOKE AND WITNESSES SAID THE SAW FLAMES COMING FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE TRUCK, THE CONSUMER PULLED OVER AND WITHIN SECONDS THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALLY ENGULFED(OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT). NLM

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
562261
Machine
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