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2010 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER — SEATS

fire · 1055291 · 2014-04-09

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
FJ CRUISER
Year
2010
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
SEATS
Miles at failure
71,276

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
Yes
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

UPON OPENING THE CAR DOOR ON THE MORNING OF 4/7/14, I DISCOVERED THAT SOMETIME BETWEEN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OF APRIL 5 AND THE MORNING OF APRIL 7 THE INTERIOR CAUGHT FIRE. IT HAD BURNED ITSELF OUT BY THE TIME I DISCOVERED IT. DAMAGE TO THE 2 FRONT SEATS, THE CENTER CONSOLE AND ALL 4 WINDOW VISORS. INTERIOR OF VEHICLE IS COVERED WITH BLACK RESIDUE. THE FIRE APPEARS TO HAVE ORIGINATED IN OR NEAR THE CONSOLE BETWEEN THE 2 FRONT SEATS. THERE IS NO ELECTRICAL INPUTS IN THIS AREA (I.E. MP3 SLOT, ETC). THERE WERE NO COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS PRESENT THAT TO MY KNOWLEDGE COULD HAVE IGNITED. CAUSE OF FIRE UNKNOWN. NO PREVIOUS ISSUES WITH THE CAR. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10578751
Machine
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