2001 MITSUBISHI MONTERO — STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM

Name: NHTSA complaint: 2001 MITSUBISHI MONTERO — STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
Start: 2002-09-24

fire · 380092 · 2002-10-20

Vehicle

Make: MITSUBISHI
Model: MONTERO
Year: 2001
Manufacturer: Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
Component: STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
Speed: 35 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

IT APPEARS A PRESSURE LEAK OF THE RUBBERIZED HOSE CAUSED FLUID TO SPRAY ONTO THE HOT MANIFOLD CAUSING A FIRE OF THE VEHICLE ABOVE. THIS LOSS WAS INVESTIGATED BY SUPERIOR INVESTIGATIONS OF FLORIDA INC. AND CAN BE REACHED AT 727-848-3923. DT

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 768652
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown