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2013 ACURA MDX — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

fire · 1777397 · 2021-11-07

Vehicle

Make
ACURA
Model
MDX
Year
2013
Manufacturer
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Severity

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

Narrative

Internal vehicle fire started around front passenger seat and burned for an unknown amount time before it extinguished on its own while vehicle was off and parked. Fire department was contacted upon fire discovery and they confirmed it was out, could be electrically related, and disconnected my battery Vehicle is available for inspection for the time being (pending insurance). If I or any passenger was in the vehicle they could've been seriously injured or died. There were no warning lamps or issues of any prior problem.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11439625
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown