| Issue ID | 1423827 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 11045364 |
| Manufacurer | Subaru of America, Inc. |
| Brand | SUBARU |
| Model | CROSSTREK |
| Model Year | 2014 |
| File date | 11/11/17 |
| Component | ENGINE |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | On november 11th, 2017 at 12:30am a police officer woke us up to inform us that our had spontaneously caught on fire. The vehicle was parked on a city street, turned off, and not moving. The car had been parked and turned off for for approximately 5 hours before it caught fire. The fire department ruled that it was a mechanical failure and not arson. The fire also totaled the car that was parked in front of it. The reason for the fire is currently unknown although the insurance company is assigning an investigator to follow up on the fire department |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 53000 |
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| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | SANTA MONICA, CA |
| VIN pattern | JF2GPAWC5E8XXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | Y |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
| Was medical attention required? | N |
| Was part original equipment? | |
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| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
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| Vehicle speed | 0 |
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