# 2016 BOOM BD125-15 — FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
> NHTSA complaint `1312730` · 2016-08-29 · Boom International
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** BOOM
- **Model:** BD125-15
- **Year:** 2016
- **Manufacturer:** Boom International
- **Component:** FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
- **Miles at failure:** 50
- **Speed:** 35 mph
## Narrative
AT 35MPH DRIVING DOWN THE A BUSY ROAD AT 7:45PM ON 8/22  MY SCOOTER BEGINS TO SMOKE! I PULL OVER AND ALL OF THE GAS IS DRAINING ON THE THE EXHAUST WHICH THE EXHAUST HAS NOW BEGAN TO FLAME I HAD A WATER BOTTLE AND PUT OUT FLAME AFTER I TURNED OFF THE SCOOTER. I WALK THE SCOOTER HOME WHICH WAS ABOUT A MILE AND A HALF AWAY. WHEN I GET THERE I FIND THAT THE SCREWS HAD FALLEN OUT THE "SEALED CARB" THE CARB HAD SCREWS WITH NO HEADS SO IT COULD NOT BE TAMPERED WITH, WHICH I FOUND THE SCREWS ATTACHED TO THE MAGNETIC STARTER. I HAVE VIDEOS OF THE VEHICLE LEAKING THE FUEL AFTER I PUT OUT THE FLAME. I ALSO REACHED OUT TO BOOMMOTOR.COM (T:909-222-6618) & SUPPORT@BDMOTOR.COM AND THEY TOLD ME THEY COULD NOT HELP ME AND BASICALLY THEY DO NOT CARE, BUT I FEEL THAT ALL THERE VEHICLES SHOULD BE RECALLED, AND SHOULDN'T BE STREET LEGAL THIS IS A DANGER!  THIS VEHICLE WAS 2WEEKS OLD AND HAD 50 MILES ON IT!
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