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2014 MERCEDES-BENZ C250 — STEERING

fire · 1406715 · 2017-09-09

Vehicle

Make
MERCEDES-BENZ
Model
C250
Year
2014
Manufacturer
Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
Component
STEERING
Miles at failure
18,000
Speed
35 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS DRIVING ON GLADES ROAD, BOCA RATON, FL. I HEARD A LOUD NOISE, SAW SMOKE AND LOST MY POWER STEERING. I MANAGED TO PULL INTO TOWN CENTER MALL, GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND SAW THAT THE CAR WAS ON FIRE. THE BOCA RATON POLICE CAME, #5 FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME. THE FIRE WAS PUT OUT AND THE CAR WAS TOWED TO MERCEDES OF DELRAY.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11022435
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown