1996 OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1996 OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
Start: 1997-01-14

fire · 78412 · 1997-06-24

Vehicle

Make: OLDSMOBILE
Model: CUTLASS
Year: 1996
Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH

Severity

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

Narrative

WHEN DRIVING AT 30 TO 40 MPH CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, PULLED OVER, AND THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE UNDER THE DASH AERA OF THE VEHICLE. CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS DETERMINED AS AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 813442
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown