VECTOR POWER INVERTER MODEL VE042DC, SERIAL # 4969106. OWNED APPROX. 1.5 YEARS. PLUGGED UNIT INTO DASH POWER POINT WITH NO ACCESSORIES ATTACHED. UNIT HISSED AND OVERHEATED. SMOKE CAME FROM SIDE VENTS. REMOVED UNIT FROM POWER POINT AND SMOKE SUBSIDED. UNIT HAS BEEN RETAINED. *TR