2001 CHEVROLET TAHOE — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING

Name: NHTSA complaint: 2001 CHEVROLET TAHOE — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
Start: 2004-11-24

fire · 508732 · 2004-11-29

Vehicle

Make: CHEVROLET
Model: TAHOE
Year: 2001
Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
Miles at failure: 31,000

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE DRIVING PASSENGER IN THE REAR SEAT ADJUSTED THE PASSENGER SEAT AND NOTICED SPARKS COMING FROM UNDER THE SEAT. LATER, THE SPARKS TURNED INTO FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE BECAUSE THE WIRES KEPT IGNITING.*AK

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10101779
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown