| Issue ID | 966079 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10499766 |
| Manufacurer | Chrysler Group LLC |
| Brand | DODGE |
| Model | CARAVAN |
| Model Year | 2010 |
| File date | 21/02/13 |
| Component | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | While driving in snow in st louis mo there was smoke started to come from the window switch for the rear windows we have 4 of the 2010 dodge caravan in our fleet and 2 of them have now have smoked or got on fire due to the switch for the window i have looked at the switch and the switch is melted and the wires are melted smoke pore out from all points on the door on one van and the or the van that was fixed a few months ago did it again and this time fire broke out on the door. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 78844 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | GRAINTE CITY, IL |
| VIN pattern | 2D4RN4DE7ARXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | Y |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
| Was medical attention required? | |
| Was part original equipment? | |
| No. of injured persons | 0 |
| No. of fatalities | 0 |
| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
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| Vehicle speed | 5 |
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