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IN Renault has denied claims in a popular car magazine

15th September 1988
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that it has "problems" with its SVOconverted turbo petrol Master-based ambulances, after a fire in one of the vehicles. The company, however, has ceased production of the conversion. The ambulance was answering a 999 call when it caught fire near Swindon. The firefighting team that attended the emergency allowed the vehicle to burn out, rather than risk tackling exploding oxygen bottles.

Renault says it is only aware of four fires in the 52 vehicles that have been fitted with the turbo conversion, and that it is investigating "the whole business of fires in ambulances".

Most of these fires are electrical in origin, because of the complicated wiring that is not always done by the manufacturer," says Barry Goodman, Renault's light commercial vehicle manager. "It's not just Renault ambulances that catch fire," he maintains.

The claims, in Autocar and Motor mention two other fires in Master ambulances operated by the Northern Regional Health Authority, although these were caused by oil leaking from a pipe. Many ambulance authorities are switching their SVO-converted turbo ambulances to Janspeed electronic fuel injection equipment.


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