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1988 MAZDA RX7 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

fire · 495848 · 2004-09-13

Vehicle

Make
MAZDA
Model
RX7
Year
1988
Manufacturer
Mazda North American Operations
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BURNED. THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT VEHICLE WAS BURNING UNTIL ANOTHER PERSON CAUGHT UP WITH CONSUMER AND TOLD HIM THAT THERE WAS FIRE UNDER VEHICLE. HE STOPPED AND PUT THE FIRE OUT. THEN, FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED. CONSUMER CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER, WHO TOLD HIM THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH MAZDAS RX7. *AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10091987
Machine
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