1998 JAGUAR VANDEN PLAS — VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1998 JAGUAR VANDEN PLAS — VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
Start: 2006-05-31

fire1 injured · 583533 · 2006-05-31

Vehicle

Make: JAGUAR
Model: VANDEN PLAS
Year: 1998
Manufacturer: Jaguar Cars, Ltd.
Component: VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
Miles at failure: 99,956
Speed: 35 mph

Severity

Deaths: 0
Injured: 1
Fire: Yes
Crash: No
Police report: No
Medical attention: No
Vehicle towed: No

Narrative

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 35 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE POWER WINDOW SWITCH ERUPTED IN FLAMES. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND THE CONTACT PULLED THE DOOR PANEL OFF TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED MINOR BURNS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, BUT THE CAUSE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE HARNESS, SWITCH, AND DOOR PAD.

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10158702
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown