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 DRIVING ON HIGHWAY OWNER BEGAN SMELLING UNKNOWN ODOR. PULLED TO GAS STATION AND FOUND THAT THE EXHAUST PIPE HAD BURNED INSULATION WITHIN 3 TO 4 INCHES OF FIREWALL. RUG INSIDE COMPARTMENT RETAINED HEAT. HAD WRONG INSULATION ON FIREWALL. SUPPOSED TO BE ALUMINUM INSULATION. INSTEAD, HAD SOFT BLACK INSULATION. VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. *AK