1998 HONDA CIVIC — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING: REAR COMPARTMENT/TRUNK

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1998 HONDA CIVIC — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING: REAR COMPARTMENT/TRUNK
Start: 2004-03-29

fire · 464570 · 2004-04-06

Vehicle

Make: HONDA
Model: CIVIC
Year: 1998
Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING: REAR COMPARTMENT/TRUNK
Miles at failure: 60,200

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE DRIVING AT 34 MPH A FIRE STARTED IN THE TRUNK OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER AND HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE CAUSE WAS NOT DETERMINED. *MR

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10066644
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown