1998 DODGE RAM 2500 — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1998 DODGE RAM 2500 — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Start: 2005-12-29

fire · 567534 · 2005-12-29

Vehicle

Make: DODGE
Model: RAM 2500
Year: 1998
Manufacturer: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Miles at failure: 60,000
Speed: 10 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

THE ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE ON A 1998 DODGE RAM 2500 TRUCK. THERE WAS NO WARNING BEFORE IT HAPPENED. THIS HAPPENED ONE BLOCK FROM OUR HOME. THE TRUCK JUST DIED AND A LOT OF SMOKE WAS RELEASED FROM THE FRONT END OF THE CAR. A FEW MOMENTS LATER FIRE ERUPTED AND THERE IS EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE TRUCK. *NM

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10146517
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown