# 1996 BUICK REGAL — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
> NHTSA complaint `522967` · 2005-03-25 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** BUICK
- **Model:** REGAL
- **Year:** 1996
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
- **Miles at failure:** 29,050
## Narrative
AFTER TURNING THE IGNITION TO START THE VEHICLE THERE WAS AN EXPLOSION, THE ENGINE WAS ON FIRE.  THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED, AND THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED.  THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD NHTSA RECALL 96V116000.   *AK   THE EGR VALVE WAS INOPERATIVE AND ON ANOTHER OCCASION THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE JUMP STARTED.   *SC   *JB
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