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1998 BUICK LESABRE — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM

fire · 412217 · 2003-05-27

Vehicle

Make: BUICK
Model: LESABRE
Year: 1998
Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM

Severity

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

Narrative

THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO START CAR WHEN THE ENGINE BACKFIRED, THE MANIFOLD EXPLODED AND THE ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE. *MR *TS *NLM

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10021978
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown