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1997 CHEVROLET BLAZER — VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES

fire · 515163 · 2005-01-04

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
BLAZER
Year
1997
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES
Miles at failure
121,000

Severity

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

Narrative

THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED IN CONSUMER'S YARD. THE FIRE WAS ELECTRICAL WHICH ORIGINATED FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE REARVIEW MIRROR. CONSUMER'S HUSBAND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. VEHICLE HAD BEEN SITTING IN THE YARD FOR A WEEK, THEN MOVED THE NIGHT BEFORE THE FIRE DUE TO SNOW. CONSUMER FELT THAT THE FIRE OCCURRED DUE TO THE DEFECT DESCRIBED IN THE REARVIEW MIRROR SWITCH RECALL 03V090000.*AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10106744
Machine
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