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2025 HONDA CIVIC — FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

fire · 2075072 · 2025-03-18

Vehicle

Make
HONDA
Model
CIVIC
Year
2025
Manufacturer
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Component
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Speed
70 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

Car was purchased new on Jan 16,2025. On Feb 25,2025 the car spontaneously burst into flames while driving on the highway during rush hour traffic. Car was pulled over to the center median and exited while flames were engulfing the passenger seat. Fire department responded and put out the fire, but car is a total loss. Could have caused significant injury or death to the driver or other motorists. Insurance representative inspected the car and suspects failure of the high pressure fuel pump. There was a recall on this model on October 14, 2024 for this problem, and a stop sale order on Jan 17, 2025 but we were not notified. There is no reported VIN range on either recall.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11649106
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown