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2022 NEW FLYER XCELSIOR — FIRERELATED

fire · 1911655 · 2023-07-20

Vehicle

Make
NEW FLYER
Model
XCELSIOR
Year
2022
Manufacturer
New Flyer of America, Inc.
Component
FIRERELATED
Miles at failure
9,682

Severity

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

Narrative

The contact is a fleet manager for a transit company that owned a 2022 New Flyer Xcelsior. The contact stated that after the electric bus was done refueling at their private fueling station, the bus caught fire while parked and was shut off. There was smoke coming from the rear of the bus when an unknown object dropped to the ground, and then flames came from the rear battery compartment and rear of the bus. The bus was engulfed in flames and burned to the ground. The fire department arrived on the scene to extinguish the fire. A fire department report was filed. There were no injuries sustained, and no medical attention was received. The bus remained at the scene of the fire. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 9,682.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11533504
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown