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1988 TOYOTA CAMRY — FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

fire · 1455209 · 2018-03-17

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
CAMRY
Year
1988
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Miles at failure
245,000
Speed
70 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

VEHICLE WAS TRAVELLING 70MPH ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED THEN WENT AWAY. MOMENTS LATER A VERY STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE THEN POWER LOSS. AS VEHICLE BEING MERGED EMERGENCY LANE VEHICLE ERUPTED FLAMES AND BURNED COMPLETELY.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11079900
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown