2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN — EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.

Name: NHTSA complaint: 2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN — EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
Start: 2004-01-17

fire6 injured · 457237 · 2004-02-27

Vehicle

Make: CHEVROLET
Model: SUBURBAN
Year: 2001
Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Component: EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.

Severity

Deaths: 0
Injured: 6
Fire: Yes
Crash: No
Police report: Yes
Medical attention: No
Vehicle towed: No

Narrative

MY VEHICLE SPONTANEOUSLY CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT OF THE CD/RADIO. WITHIN MINUTES THE SMOKE WAS SO THICK THAT OUR EYES WERE BURNING AND IT WAS DIFFICULT TO SEE AND BREATHE. BY THE TIME I GOT THE CAR OVER AND EVACUATED 5 KIDS AND A DOG, FIRE WAS ACTUALLY VISIBLE. THE FLAME WAS COMING OUT OF THE CD PLAYER.*AK

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10059951
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown