| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 000036553 | Incident Date: Apr, 23 2000 |
| Consumer's City: KINGSVILLE | Consumer's State: TX |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) |
| Model Name: B350 | Model Year: 1994 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Tires |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 2B5WBY3RK17 | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Apr, 25 2000 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: Yes | Purchase Date: Sep, 30 1994 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: While using a company provided 15 passager expanded dodge van for car pooling, rear tire exploded. force of exploding tire or fragments sheared off neck of fuel tank fill tube located just aft of the left rear tire. raw fuel splashed out onto highway. luckily no sparks were created while driver fought to maintain contol of vehicle. potential exist for explosive fire and large numbers of fatalities due to unprotected location of fuel tank fill tube on expanded vans. |
