NHTSA Complaint #758361 — 1994 REXHALL AERBUS
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES issue reported to NHTSA
Fire
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 758361 |
| Vehicle | 1994 REXHALL AERBUS |
| Component | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | N/A miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | Yes |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | ME |
Consumer Description
WHILE BACKING UP A STEEP HILL TRANSMISSION (FORD F53 SUPERDUTY MOTORHOME CHASSIS) OVERHEATED, TRANSMISSION FLUID APPARENTLY DISCHARGED FROM VENT ON FRONT/TOP OF TRANSMISSION THEN FALLING ONTO EXHAUST HEADER CROSSOVER PIPE IMMEDIATELY BELOW FRONT OF TRANSMISSION CAUSING A FIRE. FORTUNATELY, FIRE WAS DETECTED BY PERSON OUTSIDE OF THE MOTORHOME AND DRIVER WAS ABLE TO QUICKLY EXTINGUISH WITH A DRY CHEMICAL FIRE EXTINGUISHER.*AK