# 1996 CHEVROLET TAHOE — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
> NHTSA complaint `493073` · 2004-08-27 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** TAHOE
- **Year:** 1996
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
- **Speed:** 20 mph
## Narrative
WHILE DRIVING  AT 20 MPH CONSUMER SMELLED  BURNING WIRING.   PARKED THE VEHICLE, OPENED THE HOOD  AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG.  AT THE SAME TIME HE LOOKED TO THE REAR AND SAW A HEAVY SMOKE COMING FROM THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AND SUDDENLY  VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE.   FIRE DEPARTMENT SHOWED UP, EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE,  AND WROTE A REPORT INDICATING THERE WAS SHORT WIRE ON THE SPEAKER.*AK
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*