2003 JEEP WRANGLER — STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS

Name: NHTSA complaint: 2003 JEEP WRANGLER — STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
Start: 2005-11-04

fire · 561498 · 2005-11-05

Vehicle

Make: JEEP
Model: WRANGLER
Year: 2003
Manufacturer: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component: STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
Miles at failure: 71,500
Speed: 70 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

2003 JEEP WRANGLER RUBICON PROTECTIVE SHIELD FOR TRANSFER CASE ALLOWS DRY WEEDS TO ACCUMULATE BETWEEN SHIELD AND FRONT DRIVESHAFT, CAUSING FRICTION FIRES TO OCCUR AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WITH OUT ANY WARNING, RESULTING IN WIRING HARNESS DAMAGE, BRAKE LINE FAILURE AND GAS LINE EXPOSURE TO OPEN FLAME. *JB

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10141831
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown