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2002 HONDA ACCORD — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

fire · 1963472 · 2024-02-01

Vehicle

Make
HONDA
Model
ACCORD
Year
2002
Manufacturer
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Severity

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

Narrative

Car exploded spontaneously. Fire department thinks it started in the steering wheel/ignition area. Vehicle is still parked on the street and is available for inspection. No one was in or around the vehicle, but it seems if someone had been in the car they would certainly have been incinerated. Anyone in the street would have been struck by shrapnel. Only the fire department has seen the vehicle so far, to put the fire out. This happened last night (1/31/24) about 8:30 pm central time. This happened with no warning, car was parked and turned off - had just been driven 2 hours prior.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11569213
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown