# 1989 BUICK REGAL — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
> NHTSA complaint `59834` · 1996-10-30 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** BUICK
- **Model:** REGAL
- **Year:** 1989
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
## Narrative
DIGITAL DISPLAY CONSOLE; INSIDE THE DASH LOCATED AT TOP WHERE DISPLAY CONSOLE IS  DRIVER HEARD A POP, THEN SMOKE APPEARED. OWNER OPENED WINDOW AND SMOKE CLEARED BUT RETURNED ABRUPTLY FOLLOWED BY FIRE. DASH BOARD HAD TO BE DESTROYED DUE TO FIRE RESTARTING.
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