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2013 LEXUS RX350 — ENGINE

fire · 1270075 · 2016-03-23

Vehicle

Make
LEXUS
Model
RX350
Year
2013
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
ENGINE
Miles at failure
40,000
Speed
60 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

DRIVING NORMAL SPEED ON FRWY #1 LANE(4 LANE) - NO WARNING-LIGHTS OR ANYTHING, SMOKE FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT, PULLED OFF FRWY GOT OUT OPEN PASS SIDE DOOR TO RETRIEVE PURSE THEN SAW FLAMES COME THROUGH ON DRIVER SIDE, CLOSED DOOR AND CALLED 911 - CAR ENGINE ON FIRE

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10851248
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown