NHTSA Complaint #10820891 — 2008 SMART FORTWO

TAKATA RECALL. I WAS ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK AND LOOKED IN MY REAR VIEW MIRROR AND SAW SMOKE. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD ONLY TO FIND MY CAR WAS BEGINNING TO BE ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THERE WAS NO WARNING, NO PREVIOUS WORK DONE ON THE CAR...NOTHING! I WAS TRAVELING 45 MPH ON THE STREET. THERE WERE NO CHANGES IN MY DRIVING HABIT OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. I CALLED THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPT. THEY RESPONDED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WROTE UP A REPORT AND DETERMINED THAT THE FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE AREA. AGAIN, BEFORE THEN, I HAD NO ISSUES WITH THE CAR, ENGINE OR ANYTHING ELECTRICAL. MY LIFE WAS PUT IN DANGER DUE TO THIS FIRE. I REPORTED IT TO MY INSURANCE COMPANY AND IT WAS AN OBVIOUS TOTAL LOSS. I AM ATTACHING A COPY OF THE FIRE REPORT FOR YOUR REVIEW.