NHTSA Complaint #11375470 — 2013 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE

MY 2013 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE CAUGHT FIRE DUE TO A FAULTY VANITY VISOR MIRROR WIRING THAT HAS A RECALL AND WAS REPAIRED PER RECALL PRIOR TO THE FIRE. I WAS ABLE TO PUT OUT THE FIRE WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. MY CAR HAS HAD THE RECALL PERFORMED AND WAS IN TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS THIS YEAR FOR RECALL SERVICE. HAD I NOT BEEN IN A PARKING STRUCTURE, I WOULDN'T HAVE HAD ACCESS TO A FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND THE CAR CERTAINLY WOULD HAVE BURNT TO THE GROUND. I WAS ENTERING A PARKING STRUCTURE AT THE TIME OF INCIDENT (DRIVING). RECALL NUMBER:15V-879