2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 — VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM

Name: NHTSA complaint: 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 — VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
Start: 2009-08-20

fire · 751489 · 2010-01-06

Vehicle

Make: CHEVROLET
Model: SILVERADO 2500
Year: 2003
Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Component: VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
Miles at failure: 89,000
Speed: 50 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WIRING ON HEATER BLOWER MOTOR OVERHEATED AND MELTED WIRE CASING PUTTING SMOKE INTO THE CAB AND LOOKS LIKE POSSIBLE SMALL FIRE WHEN I PULLED THE COVER OFF TO SEE WHAT WAS GOING ON. FUSES DID NOT MELT WHEN WIRES MELTED TOGETHER AND BURNT CASING OFF. *TR

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10298473
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown