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1989 SAAB 900 — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

fire · 97358 · 1997-11-05

Vehicle

Make: SAAB
Model: 900
Year: 1989
Manufacturer: SAAB CARS USA, INC.
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

Severity

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

Narrative

CASING AROUND TRANSMISSION CRACKED, CAUSING OIL TO LEAK OUT ONTO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD, RESULTING IN AN ENGINE FIRE.

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 524338
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown