1992 OLDSMOBILE 88 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1992 OLDSMOBILE 88 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
Start: 2001-12-16

fire2 injured · 328962 · 2001-12-29

Vehicle

Make: OLDSMOBILE
Model: 88
Year: 1992
Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
Speed: 35 mph

Severity

Deaths: 0
Injured: 2
Fire: Yes
Crash: No
Police report: No
Medical attention: No
Vehicle towed: No

Narrative

THE VOLUME CONTROL ON THE STEERING WHEEL SHORTED OUT. IT STARTED TO GET HOT, THEN IT SMOKED AND THEN THERE WAS A SMALL SPARK AND A SMALL FLAME. IT COMPLETELY MELTED. THIS CAUSED THE AIRBAG TO DEPLOY.*AK

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 756157
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown