# 2002 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER — EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
> NHTSA complaint `952917` · 2012-12-08 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** TOYOTA
- **Model:** HIGHLANDER
- **Year:** 2002
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
- **Miles at failure:** 136,000
- **Speed:** 30 mph
## Narrative
I WAS IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT.  I PUT THE CAR CIGARETTE LIGHTER INTO ITS HOLDER AND INADVERTENTLY PRESSED IT IN ALL THE WAY.  AFTER A FEW MINUTES IT FLEW OUT OF ITS SPACE, IT WAS ALL LITE UP AND FELL TO THE FLOOR OF THE CAR WHERE IT BEGAN TO BURN THE MAT.  I PICKED IT UP AND GOT A 2ND DEGREE BURN ON MY FINGER.  WE COULD NOT BELIEVE THAT IT HAPPENED SO WE PUT THE LIGHTER BACK IN THE HOLDER AND PRESSED IT IN.  IT FLEW OUT AGAIN.   *TR
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