1994 DODGE RAM — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1994 DODGE RAM — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
Start: 2001-12-29

fire · 327685 · 2002-01-02

Vehicle

Make: DODGE
Model: RAM
Year: 1994
Manufacturer: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH DASHLIGHTS WENT OUT. CONSUMER PULLED OVER AND CHANGED THE FUSE. SHORTLY AFTERWARDS, DASH LIGHTS WENT OUT AGAIN, SMOKE WAS COMING FROM BEHIND THE DASHBOARD. CONSUMER DISCONNECTED BATTERY, AND HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER. DEALER DETERMINED THAT WIRING HARNESS CAUSED FIRE.*AK

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 8001359
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown