1991 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1991 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
Start: 1997-08-03

fire · 85040 · 1997-08-26

Vehicle

Make: CHEVROLET
Model: SUBURBAN
Year: 1991
Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
Speed: 65 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, NOTICED FLAMES COMING OUT OF VEHICLE. UPON OPENING HOOD, NOTICED THAT ALTERNATOR OVERHEATED, RESULTING IN A VEHICLE FIRE. ALSO SERPENTINE BELT OVERHEATED/BURNED. *AK

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 522906
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown