# 1994 REXHALL AERBUS — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
> NHTSA complaint `335105` · 2002-02-17 · REXHALL INDUSTRIES INC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** REXHALL
- **Model:** AERBUS
- **Year:** 1994
- **Manufacturer:** REXHALL INDUSTRIES INC
- **Component:** POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
- **Speed:** 5 mph
## Narrative
WHILE BACKING UP A STEEP HILL TRANSMISSION (FORD F53 SUPERDUTY MOTORHOME CHASSIS) OVERHEATED, TRANSMISSION FLUID APPARENTLY DISCHARGED FROM VENT ON FRONT/TOP OF TRANSMISSION THEN FALLING ONTO EXHAUST HEADER CROSSOVER PIPE IMMEDIATELY BELOW FRONT OF TRANSMISSION CAUSING A FIRE. FORTUNATELY, FIRE WAS DETECTED BY PERSON OUTSIDE OF THE MOTORHOME AND DRIVER WAS ABLE TO QUICKLY EXTINGUISH WITH A DRY CHEMICAL FIRE EXTINGUISHER.*AK
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