1998 MERCEDES BENZ 320 — STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1998 MERCEDES BENZ 320 — STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
Start: 1999-10-14

fire · 189636 · 1999-12-21

Vehicle

Make: MERCEDES BENZ
Model: 320
Year: 1998
Manufacturer: Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
Component: STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM

Severity

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

Narrative

AS THE VEHICLE WAS BEING PARKED DRIVER HEARD A LOUD NOISE, POWER STEERING WAS LOST AND A FIRE ERUPTED UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. IT TOOK 5 FIRE TRUCKS TO PUT OUT THE FIRE OUT. *AK

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 851980
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown