# 1999 UNKNOWN UNKNOWN — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
> NHTSA complaint `285714` · 2001-03-31 · UNKNOWN MANUFACTURER
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** UNKNOWN
- **Model:** UNKNOWN
- **Year:** 1999
- **Manufacturer:** UNKNOWN MANUFACTURER
- **Component:** ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
## Narrative
DUE TO A FAULTY STARTER RELAY COMPONENT, WHEN I ATTEMTED TO START MY BIKE BECAUSE OF LOW BATTERY VOLTAGE IT NOT ONLY WOULDN'T START , BUT IT WOULDN'T STOP TRYING TO START WHEN IGNITION SWITCH WAS TURNED OFF. THIS RESULTED IN THE BATTERY GETTING EXTREMELY HOT AND HAD I NOT MANAGED TO GET THE COVER OFF AND BATTERY DISCONNECTED WOULD HAVE BURNT THE BIKE UP! AS IT WAS , I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE BATTERY, STARTER RELAY, AND THE STARTER. THE BATTERY WAS EGG SHAPED AND BURNT MY HANDS BY THE TIME I GOT IT PULLED OUT OF THE BIKE.  *AK
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