2000 SAAB 9-5 — STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM

Name: NHTSA complaint: 2000 SAAB 9-5 — STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
Start: 2004-03-23

fire · 520581 · 2005-01-07

Vehicle

Make: SAAB
Model: 9-5
Year: 2000
Manufacturer: SAAB CARS USA, INC.
Component: STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM

Severity

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

Narrative

ENGINE AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. (THE HOOD BURNED) *SC ACCORDING TO THE REPORT, THE FIRE WAS A RESULT IN THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM WHICH ALLOWED FLUID TO LEAK ON THE EXHAUST WHICH CAUSED THE FIRE. *JB

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10109061
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown