1996 HONDA ACCORD — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1996 HONDA ACCORD — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
Start: 2004-02-09

fire · 455704 · 2004-02-19

Vehicle

Make: HONDA
Model: ACCORD
Year: 1996
Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
Miles at failure: 180,000

Severity

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

Narrative

WHEN THE DRIVER STARTED THE VEHICLE THE DASHBOARD CAUGHT ON FIRE AND THE DOORS AUTOMATICALLY LOCKED. SOMEHOW THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. *NM

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10059362
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown