# 2022 SUBARU ASCENT — FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
> NHTSA complaint `2054663` · 2025-01-09 · Subaru of America, Inc.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** Yes
## Vehicle
- **Make:** SUBARU
- **Model:** ASCENT
- **Year:** 2022
- **Manufacturer:** Subaru of America, Inc.
- **Component:** FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
- **Speed:** 55 mph
## Narrative
I was in a front end collision with a deer. Upon impact there was heavy damage to my front end and smoke coming from my engine bay. Within minutes a fire started and only a couple minutes later the entire car was engulfed.  No airbags deployed during the accident, there was no collision detected by smartlink and I wasn't even notified of any issues by starlink until the car was completely burnt down and getting doused in water.  It is the middle of winter and I couldn't begin to imagine how horrible that would've been had I needed to remove my 3 children from their car seats or if I would've smacked my head and passed out.  I was very lucky to walk away unharmed, but many valuables were lost in my car from this.
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