# 2007 MERCEDES BENZ GL450 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
> NHTSA complaint `1022271` · 2013-11-17 · Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** MERCEDES BENZ
- **Model:** GL450
- **Year:** 2007
- **Manufacturer:** Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
- **Component:** ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- **Miles at failure:** 109,000
- **Speed:** 65 mph
## Narrative
MY CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY 580 EASTBOUND IN LIVERMORE, CA.  OTHER DRIVERS WERE FLAGGING ME TO PULL OVER.  MY CAR IS TOTALLY DESTROYED.  IT TOOK 3 FIRE TRUCKS AND 1500 GALLONS OF WATER AND FOAM TO PUT OUT. THERE WAS JUST UNDER 1/2 TANK OF GAS.   *TR
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