# 2011 TOYOTA PRIUS — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
> NHTSA complaint `1079529` · 2014-06-25 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** TOYOTA
- **Model:** PRIUS
- **Year:** 2011
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- **Miles at failure:** 50,000
- **Speed:** 50 mph
## Narrative
OWNER OF VEHICLE DRIVING TO WORK WHEN THEY OBSERVED A RED GLOW IN FRONT OF THEM.  THE OWNER THEN OBSERVED SMOKE FROM THE FRONT.  THE OWNER PULLED OFF ROADWAY AND MORE SMOKE DEVELOPED.  THE VEHICLE THEN CAUGHT ON FIRE.  THE FIRE CONSUMED THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT.  A FIRE SCENE EXAMINATION WAS PERFORMED AND THE   ORIGIN WAS DETERMINED TO BE IN THE PASSENGER SIDE DASH AREA WHERE CIRCUIT BOARDS AND WIRING BUNDLES WERE LOCATED.  THE FIRE RESULTED IN A TOTAL LOSS OF THE VEHICLE.   *TR
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