# 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER — EXTERIOR LIGHTING
> NHTSA complaint `709853` · 2009-02-25 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** TRAILBLAZER
- **Year:** 2002
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** EXTERIOR LIGHTING
- **Miles at failure:** 107,550
## Narrative
THE PASSENGER-SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT SOCKET CAUGHT FIRE AND MELTED.  THIS SAME SOCKET AND BULB WERE REPLACED DUE TO MELTED CONTACTS ONLY 4 MONTHS AGO.  I WAS AWARE OF THE CURRENT SITUATION AS THERE WAS A STRONG BURNT ODOR INSIDE THE VEHICLE.  THE FUSE FOR THE HEADLIGHT DID NOT BLOW IN EITHER SITUATION. *TR
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