1999 LEXUS RX300 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1999 LEXUS RX300 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
Start: 2000-08-05

fire · 254504 · 2000-11-06

Vehicle

Make: LEXUS
Model: RX300
Year: 1999
Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
Speed: 10 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WAS TRAVELING 10MPH WHEN VEHICLE LOST POWER. NOTICED A GLOW UNDER HOOD. STOPPED VEHICLE & JUMPED OUT. VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IMMEDIATELY AFTERWARDS. FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED & PUT FLAMES OUT. GAVE NO INDICATION OF CAUSE OF FIRE. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO LEXUS DEALERSHIP. EVERYTHING UNDER THE HOOD WAS CONSUMED BY FIRE & MELTED.*AK

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 874508
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown