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2007 HONDA PILOT — EXTERIOR LIGHTING

fire · 1601320 · 2019-09-09

Vehicle

Make
HONDA
Model
PILOT
Year
2007
Manufacturer
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Component
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Miles at failure
172,000

Severity

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

Narrative

ON 09/09/2019 1:00 AM I WAS AWAKENED BY NEIGHBORS THAT MY 2007 HONDA PILOT WAS ON FIRE, POLICE AND FIRE DEPT. RESPONDED AND PUT OUT THE FLAMES, FLAME WERE IN SIDE DASH BOARD, CEILING, LEFT AND RIGHT QUARTER PANELS, SUN ROOF AND HOOD BURNED, FRONT BURNED, PLASTIC MELTING AND FIRE EVERYWHERE, FLAMES WERE 1 TO 2 FT. HIGH, ALL FRONT LIGHTS IN VEHICLE BURNED AND MELTED, WIRES HANGING, HALF THE FRONT VEHICLE TOTALED, DURING DAY LIGHT IT WAS VISIBLE TO SEE HALF THE DASH BURNED COLAPSED MELTED, YOU CAN SEE FUSE BOX PROTRUDING HANGING UNDER DASH. WIRE HARNESS, ELECTRONICS, COMPUTER, BURNED. THIS DOES NOT EVEN INCLUDE DAMAGE INSIDE ENGINE UNDER HOOD, FLAMES WERE REACHING OUT OF HOOD. NEIGHBOR HAS SECURITY CAMERAS RIGHT IN FRONT OF CAR, WHEN SHE GETS BACK FROM TRIP WE'LL SEE HOW IT STARTED I HOPE. I HAVE POLICE REPORT AVAILABLE AND PICTURES ATTACHED; YOU ARE WELCOME TO VISIT AND INSPECT VEHICLE. IT'S A TOTAL LOSS.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11254274
Machine
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