nhtsa.gov/complaints/11042163

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NHTSA Owner Complaint ODI 11042163

nhtsa.gov/complaints/11042163 · p. 1 · Applies to: 451

Manufacturer: Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC Components: STRUCTURE,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE Date filed: 11/01/2017 | Date of incident: 10/08/2017 Severity flags: FIRE Vehicles affected: - MY

Owner narrative: I REPRESENT THE OWNERS OF THIS 2009 SMART FORTWO VEHICLE. MY CLIENT DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME AFTER WORK AND PARKED IN THE GARAGE. APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE IN THE GARAGE, MY CLIENT WAS AWOKEN BY HIS SON WHO SMELLED SMOKE. MY CLIENT FOLLOWED THE SMOKE TO THE GARAGE WHERE HE FOUND THE VEHICLE ON FIRE. IT APPEARED THE FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE FIRE SPREAD QUICKLY THROUGHOUT THE GARAGE AND INTO THE HOUSE. THE PROPERTY DAMAGE IS EXTENSIVE, INCLUDING TOTALING BOTH VEHICLES IN THE GARAGE AND EXTENSIVE PROPERTY DAMAGE TO THE HOME.