NHTSA Complaint #11680141 — 2017 TOYOTA TACOMA

The contact owned a 2017 Toyota Tacoma. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked and unoccupied, he was inside a client's home, and the contractors who were working on the client's roof came inside the client's home and alerted the contact that his vehicle was on fire. The contact stated that upon exiting the client's home, the contact noticed the fire coming from under the front hood of the vehicle. The fire department was called. The fire department extinguished the fire. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. The vehicle was then towed to the insurance company for investigation. Then the vehicle was towed to the dealer for manufacturer investigation. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure, and a case was filed. The failure mileage was approximately 123,000.