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2017 TOYOTA RAV4 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

fire · 2065466 · 2025-02-13

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
RAV4
Year
2017
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Miles at failure
114,000

Severity

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

Narrative

The contact owns a 2017 Toyota Rav4. The contact stated that the vehicle had been parked. The contact stated that upon returning from an errand, the contact noticed that flames and black smoke were coming out from underneath the front end of the vehicle. The contact called the fire department who arrived at the scene and extinguished the flames. A police report was filed. There was no injury sustained. There was no property damage. The contact stated that the vehicle was towed to an impound lot. The contact stated that the insurance company had referred him to the NHTSA Safety Hotline to report the incident because the VIN was included in NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V734000(Electrical System), which involved a fire safety risk. The vehicle had not been declared a total loss by the insurance company. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. No further information was available. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 114,000.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11642575
Machine
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