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2011 BUICK REGAL — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

fire · 1758583 · 2021-07-20

Vehicle

Make
BUICK
Model
REGAL
Year
2011
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Speed
65 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

While the vehicle was driving, there was a loss of power, at that moment sparks was seen emanating from under the hood, then the vehicle completely stopped running. Once pulled over smoke was bellowing out from the hood and subsequently ignited into flames. Fire department was dispatched and fire was extinguished. The vehicle was towed away and is still at the tow yard. The tow operator, based on visual inspection stated the fire did start in the engine compartment and spread to the fire wall, totaling the vehicle.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11425696
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown