2001 MERCEDES BENZ CL500 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Name: NHTSA complaint: 2001 MERCEDES BENZ CL500 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Start: 2021-07-14

fire2 injured · 1758275 · 2021-07-19

Vehicle

Make: MERCEDES BENZ
Model: CL500
Year: 2001
Manufacturer: Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Speed: 55 mph

Severity

Deaths: 0
Injured: 2
Fire: Yes
Crash: No
Police report: No
Medical attention: Yes
Vehicle towed: No

Narrative

THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER CAUGHT ON FIRE AND ALMOST CHOKED ME AND MY COUSIN TO DEATH SMH. IT SAYS THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS BUT I GUESS MY CAR IS TO OLD. IT ONLY HAS A 130,000 MILES ON IT THIS SHOULDNT HAVE BEEN AN ISSUE.

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 11425456
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown