NHTSA Complaint #10923844 — 1999 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1999 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, AN ABNORMAL FUEL ODOR WAS PRESENT INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER LANE AND THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND FILED A FIRE REPORT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 00V268000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 275,000. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED.