2007 CHRYSLER 300 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Name: NHTSA complaint: 2007 CHRYSLER 300 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Start: 2008-12-15

fire · 713247 · 2009-03-23

Vehicle

Make: CHRYSLER
Model: 300
Year: 2007
Manufacturer: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Severity

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

Narrative

BATTERY LOCATED IN TRUNK. GROUND WIRE MELTED CAUSING LOSS OF ELECTRICAL GROUNDING LEADING TO AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. FIRE BEGAN IN FRONT OF VEHICLE EVEN THOUGH BATTERY ACTUALLY LOCATED IN TRUNK. *TR

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10262785
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown