| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 994075838 | Incident Date: Jul, 31 1994 |
| Consumer's City: DE QUEEN | Consumer's State: AR |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: Mazda North American Operations |
| Model Name: RX7 | Model Year: 1987 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes | Component's Description: Fuel system, gasoline |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes | Persons Injured: 1 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: ? | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Nov, 17 1998 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: Yes | Purchase Date: Dec, 31 1989 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: My husband was killed due to rear impact. he was comming home from work, met oncomming traffic on a bridge, large piece of retread (tire) in his lane, couldn't go around it, van and 18 wheeler were following. he put on his brakes, came to a stop 18 wheeler hit van, van bumped my husbands car (1987 maxda rx7) moderate dint in center back of car pushed him totally out of accident area, exploded upon impact, his car did not hit any thing else, he did not receive any outher injuries except 70% burn and 50% was 3rd degree, he lived 47 days, i see others driving these little cars and it terrifies me of what could happen to them.... there are eye witnesses that saw the car explode upon impact..... please let me know if i am alone or if there are others that have had this happen to them. i feel they should be taken off our highway.. they have the same problem as the pinto.... thank you sharon buck |
