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2021 JEEP COMPASS — FIRERELATED

fire · 2187421 · 2026-03-17

Vehicle

Make
JEEP
Model
COMPASS
Year
2021
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
FIRERELATED
Miles at failure
118,000

Severity

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

Narrative

The contact owned a 2021 Jeep Compass. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, she noticed black smoke coming from the front passenger side headlight. No warning light was illuminated. The contact stated that prior to the failure, the vehicle hesitated to accelerate as needed. The contact pulled over and safely exited the vehicle with her daughter. The vehicle then caught fire and was engulfed in flames. The firefighters arrived and extinguished the fire, but they were unable to determine the cause of the fire. A fire department report was filed. The vehicle was towed to a tow yard, where it was deemed totaled by the insurance company. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 118,000.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11725050
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown