1999 MERCEDES BENZ SLK230 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1999 MERCEDES BENZ SLK230 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
Start: 2003-08-20

fire · 425894 · 2003-10-12

Vehicle

Make: MERCEDES BENZ
Model: SLK230
Year: 1999
Manufacturer: Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
Miles at failure: 65,000

Severity

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

Narrative

WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED THE DASHBOARD CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT DETERMINED THAT THE FIRE WAS STARTED BY AN ELECTRICAL SHORT UNDER THE DASH. THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE DRIVEN. *AK *SCC *NLM

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10034220
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown