# 2018 JEEP RENEGADE — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
> NHTSA complaint `1525079` · 2018-12-19 · Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** JEEP
- **Model:** RENEGADE
- **Year:** 2018
- **Manufacturer:** Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
- **Component:** ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- **Miles at failure:** 4,200
## Narrative
I PURCHASED MY 2018 JEEP RENEGADE MAY 29, 2018 AT THE DODGE, THOMPSON, CHRYSLER  DEALERSHIP IN BALTIMORE, MD 21224. ON DECEMBER 9,2018 IN THE EARLY MORNING MY VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. LUCKILY ME AND MY TWO YOUNG SONS WERE NOT IN THE VEHICLE WHEN THE FIRE IGNITED. THE FIRE ENDED UP SMOLDERING FROM LACK OF OXYGEN BECAUSE MY WINDOWS AND DOORS WERE SHUT AN LOCKED. I CONTACTED THE CHRYSLER MANUFACTURE AND AN INVESTIGATION IS BEING DONE. THE FIREMAN THAT CAME SAID IT LOOKS LIKE AN ELECTRICAL FIRE DUE TO FAULTY WIRING.
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*