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2022 HONDA RIDGELINE — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

fire · 1897508 · 2023-05-25

Vehicle

Make
HONDA
Model
RIDGELINE
Year
2022
Manufacturer
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Speed
50 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

Traveling at 50mph when warning lights started, AWD malfunction, auto idle malfunction, gear shift malfunction, then warning says shift to N and power shut down, coasted to a stop. Once stopped smoke coming from engine, unable to open hood (to hot). Within 2 min flames were coming around hood fire extinguishers not helpful to stop flames. Fire department arrived within 15 min to extinguish.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11523883
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown