1997 BUICK REGAL — EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1997 BUICK REGAL — EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
Start: 2001-10-20

fire · 320071 · 2001-10-21

Vehicle

Make: BUICK
Model: REGAL
Year: 1997
Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Component: EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
Speed: 35 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

TURNED AIR CONDITIONER ON, HEARD A RATTLING NOISE. SMOKE STARTED TO COME OUT OF THE FRONT - PASSENGER SIDE. STOPPED THE CAR, OPENED HOOD AND AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR WAS ON FIRE. *AK

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 753485
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown