1994 JEEP CHEROKEE — POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1994 JEEP CHEROKEE — POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
Start: 1997-11-30

fire · 93414 · 1997-12-02

Vehicle

Make: JEEP
Model: CHEROKEE
Year: 1994
Manufacturer: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component: POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
Speed: 30 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL WAS LEAKING OIL. SMELLED SMOKE & PULLED OVER. GOT OUT OF VEHICLE & CHECKED. NOTICED FLAMES NEAR REAR. MOVED AWAY & IT WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. INSURANCE INSPECTOR IS LOOKING AT IT. FIRE DEPARTMENT ASSUMED IT WAS IN REAR DIFFERENTIAL. *AK

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 820274
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown