# 2009 SMART FORTWO — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
> NHTSA complaint `1408024` · 2017-08-24 · Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** SMART
- **Model:** FORTWO
- **Year:** 2009
- **Manufacturer:** Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
- **Component:** ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
## Narrative
MY 2009 SMART FORTWO CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE YESTERDAY AND BURNED.   WHEN I WAS PULLING INTO THE LOCAL POST OFFICE, THE CAR?S WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAME ON BY THEMSELVES AND THEN THE HORN BEGAN TO HONK AS WELL.  I GOT INTO A PARKING SPACE AND TURNED OFF THE CAR.   I SAW SOMETHING COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE CAR BUT NO FLAMES.       I GOT OUT AND WENT INTO THE POST OFFICE TO GET MY MAIL.  WHILE IN THERE I HEARD SEVERAL PEOPLE YELLING THAT A CAR WAS ON FIRE.  I RUSHED OUTSIDE TO SEE MY CAR FULLY ENGULFED IN FLAMES.   I LOST ALL MY THINGS IN THE CAR; LAPTOP, TABLET, CELLPHONE AND MOST OF ALL ALL MY BUSINESS PAPERWORK, CONTACTS, ETC.
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