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1994 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR

fire · 72775 · 1997-03-26

Vehicle

Make
OLDSMOBILE
Model
BRAVADA
Year
1994
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE DRIVING NOTICED BATTERY APPEARED ON DASH, THEN SUDDENLY VEHICLE SHUT DOWN, COASTED DOWN RAMP TO GAS STATION, UPON WALKING AWAY ENGINE COMPARTMENT BURST INTO FLAMES, INSURANCE INVESTIGATORS DETERMINED ALTERNATOR FAILURE AS CAUSE. *AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
810455
Machine
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