1998 CHEVROLET Z71 — VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1998 CHEVROLET Z71 — VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
Start: 2002-09-15

fire · 374809 · 2002-09-17

Vehicle

Make: CHEVROLET
Model: Z71
Year: 1998
Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Component: VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS

Severity

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

Narrative

WITH TRUCK PARKED--IGNITION OFF-UNOCCUPIED-DRIVER WINDOW 1/2 "OPEN- AWOKE IN MORNING TO FIND ENTIRE INTERIOR OF TRUCK BURNED APPARENTLY OVERNIGHT- ARSON INVESTIGATORS DETERMINED FIRE STARTED IN DRIVERS SIDE DOOR AREA PROBABLY DUE TO RAIN ENTERING THROUGH SLIGHTLY OPEN WINDOW CAUSING POWER WINDOW ELECTRONICS TO OVER HEAT AND IGNITE. *AK

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 767272
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown