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1992 CHEVROLET BLAZER — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR

fire · 89631 · 1997-10-16

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
BLAZER
Year
1992
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR

Severity

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

Narrative

DRIVING THE TRUCK THE BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON, AND THE TRUCK STARTED LOSING POWER, THE TRUCK COASTED TO A SERVICE STATION. SMOKE WAS COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD, SAW FLAMES CALLED FIRE DEPARTMENT, AND WAS TOLD LATER THAT THE FIRE STARTED IN THE ALTERNATOR. *AK *SLC

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
817136
Machine
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