2004 MERCEDES BENZ C CLASS — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH

Name: NHTSA complaint: 2004 MERCEDES BENZ C CLASS — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
Start: 2007-04-10

fire · 619924 · 2007-04-10

Vehicle

Make: MERCEDES BENZ
Model: C CLASS
Year: 2004
Manufacturer: Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH

Severity

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

Narrative

I HAVE A 2004 MERCEDES C230 COMPRESSOR. YESTERDAY, I DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME AND AFTERWARDS LEFT IT PARKED. ALL OF A SUDDEN, THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR. IT ENGULFED THE WHOLE VEHICLE IN SMOKE AND DAMAGED MOST OF THE INTERIOR. THE FIRE INVESTIGATOR CAME ,AND STATED THAT IT WAS FROM THE ELECTRICAL WIRES INSIDE THE DASHBOARD. *AK

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10187454
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown