2003 CHEVROLET EXPRESS 3500 — VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM

Name: NHTSA complaint: 2003 CHEVROLET EXPRESS 3500 — VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
Start: 2008-01-07

fire · 652663 · 2008-01-08

Vehicle

Make: CHEVROLET
Model: EXPRESS 3500
Year: 2003
Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Component: VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
Miles at failure: 101,000
Speed: 50 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

2003 CHEVY EXPRESS. TURNED ON THE REAR DEFROSTER. THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW CAUGHT FIRE AND BEGAN BURNING. PULLED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND ANOTHER CAR PULLED OVER WITH ME. THE WINDOW CONTINUED TO BURN, AND THEN EXPLODED IN MY FACE. THE FIRE WENT OUT AND THE WINDOW HAD SHATTERED INTO FRAGMENTS. *TR

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10214186
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown