FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
Severity
Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
Yes
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No
Narrative
CONSUMER WAS FILLING THE VEHICLE WITH FUEL AND THERE WAS SOME TYPE OF ELECTRICAL STATIC AND THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE AROUND THE FILLER NECK, IN ADDITION WHEN OPENING THE PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR CONSUMER NOTICED ELECTRIC STATIC. *AK