1999 SUBARU FORESTER — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1999 SUBARU FORESTER — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
Start: 2002-05-20

fire · 379089 · 2002-10-16

Vehicle

Make: SUBARU
Model: FORESTER
Year: 1999
Manufacturer: Subaru of America, Inc.
Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
Speed: 45 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

BLOWER SWITCH WAS ON HIGH, NUMBER 4 WHEN ELECTRICAL SMOKE CAME OUT FROM THE CLIMATE CONTROL PANEL. BLOWER WOULD NOT RUN ON NUMBER 4, (HIGH). THE SWITCH HAD BURNED CONTACTS AT THE WIRE CONNECTOR. REPLACEMENT SWITCH COST $60.07 PLUS TAX. MR

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 768545
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown