2003 HONDA CIVIC — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Name: NHTSA complaint: 2003 HONDA CIVIC — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Start: 2003-12-22

fire · 449770 · 2004-01-14

Vehicle

Make: HONDA
Model: CIVIC
Year: 2003
Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Miles at failure: 12,700
Speed: 70 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH DRIVER NOTICED THAT DRIVER'S SIDE REAR TIRE WAS FLAT. PULLED OVER, AND FOUND THAT THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLY CONSUMED WITH FLAMES WITHIN MINUTES. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. *AK

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10054074
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown