1998 MERCEDES BENZ ML320 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1998 MERCEDES BENZ ML320 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
Start: 2000-06-25

fire · 259074 · 2000-11-29

Vehicle

Make: MERCEDES BENZ
Model: ML320
Year: 1998
Manufacturer: Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR

Severity

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

Narrative

VEHICLE WAS IN GARAGE AND IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THERE WAS DAMAGE TO GARAGE. DEALER SAID FIRE WAS DUE TO DEFECT IN BATTERY. *AK THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORT CIRCUIT IN THE VOLTAGE REGULATOR/ALTERNATOR, THE FIRE DESTROYED THE VEHICLE AND DAMAGED THE DRIVEWAY AND GARAGE. *SLC

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 875683
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown