# 1993 TOYOTA PREVIA — EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
> NHTSA complaint `685362` · 2008-08-27 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** TOYOTA
- **Model:** PREVIA
- **Year:** 1993
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
- **Miles at failure:** 261,000
## Narrative
WHILE STARTING UP OUR 1993 TOYOTA PREVIA, THE RADIO AMPLIFIER UNDER THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT CAUGHT ON FIRE.  THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF, AND THE FIRE STOPPED.  SMOKE ODORS FROM THE FIRE STILL PERSIST, AND THE AMPLIFIER WAS REMOVED.  THE CIRCUIT BOARD NEAR ONE OUTPUT TRANSISTOR WAS BADLY BURNED, AND THE AMPLIFIER IS NOT REPAIRABLE.  IT APPEARS THAT THE GLUE USED TO ATTACH THE LARGE CAPACITORS HAS MIGRATED ON THE CIRCUIT BOARD AND MAY HAVE CAUSED THE SHORT.  NO NEW PART HAS BEEN FOUND AS YET.  *TR
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