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1993 CHEVROLET C1500 — STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS

fire · 71492 · 1996-12-04

Vehicle

Make: CHEVROLET
Model: C1500
Year: 1993
Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Component: STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS

Severity

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

Narrative

HIGH PRESSURE POWER STEERING HOSE FAILED, ALLOWING THE PETROLEUM BASED HYDRAULIC FLUID TO BE EXPELLED INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, CAUSING FIRE.

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 512462
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown