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1997 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE

fire · 73397 · 1997-04-10

Vehicle

Make: MITSUBISHI
Model: ECLIPSE
Year: 1997
Manufacturer: Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE DUE TO TAIL PIPE OVERHEATING/ MELTING THE BODY AND THE TRUNK OF THE VEHICLE. *AK

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 810883
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown