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2017 TOYOTA CAMRY — ENGINE

fire · 1825246 · 2022-07-12

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
CAMRY
Year
2017
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
ENGINE
Miles at failure
59,000
Speed
30 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

The contact owned a 2017 Toyota Camry. The contact's wife was driving approximately 30 MPH and began to smell smoke and pulled over. The contact's wife saw smoke coming from the A/C vents. The contact said his wife did not notice any warning lights. The contact stated that no more than 2 minutes after smelling smoke the entire vehicle was burning from inside the cabin. The vehicle was fully engulfed. The fire department and police were on the scene. The police filed a report, and the vehicle was extinguished, but the contact was not sure if water or foam was used. The vehicle was towed to an impound lot. The contact's insurance provider declared the vehicle a total loss. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 59,000.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11473589
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown