NHTSA complaint: 2003 HONDA ACCORD — STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 HONDA ACCORD. UPON EXITING THE VEHICLE, BEFORE THE PASSENGER EXITED THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE, SMOKE APPEARED WITHIN THE INNER PART OF THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR AND A FIRE ERUPTED. THE DRIVER AND THE FRONT PASSENGER WERE ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FLAMES. A FIRE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. THE PASSENGER WAS BURNED AND HAD TO EXIT THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL TREATMENT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 06/29/16*LJ
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation