2002 MINI COOPER — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Name: NHTSA complaint: 2002 MINI COOPER — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Start: 2008-01-16

fire · 654200 · 2008-01-18

Vehicle

Make: MINI
Model: COOPER
Year: 2002
Manufacturer: BMW of North America, LLC
Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Miles at failure: 42,000
Speed: 5 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS DRIVING MY 2002 MINI COOPER. I HAD DRIVEN 1/4 MILE AND THOUGHT I HEARD SOMETHING CRACK OR SPARK UNDER THE DASHBOARD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THEN I SAW SMOKE, PULLED OVER, GOT OUT, AND THE WHOLE CAR WENT UP IN FLAMES. *TR

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10215373
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown