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2018 TOYOTA RAV4 — UNKNOWN OR OTHER

fire · 1906648 · 2023-07-03

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
RAV4
Year
2018
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Miles at failure
120,000

Severity

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

Narrative

The contact owned a 2018 Toyota Rav4. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, there was an abnormal odor of smoke detected from the vents. The contact pulled over and the vehicle caught fire. There were no warning lights illuminated. There were no reported injuries or air bag deployments. The fire department extinguished the fire. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to a tow lot. The contact called the local dealer but the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The vehicle was deemed a total loss by the insurance company. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 120,000.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11530077
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown