{
  "id": 11387580,
  "title": "New Hilux catches fire after 40 days, son and mother awarded RM427,000",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/new-hilux-catches-fire-after-40-days-son-and-mother-awarded-rm427-000",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-02T07:47:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/10/1546174/new-hilux-catches-fire-after-40-days-son-and-mother-awarded-rm427000"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Sessions Court in Kuala Kubu Baru has awarded more than RM427,000 in damages to a man and his mother after their new Toyota Hilux caught fire 40 days after it was registered. Judge Norhayati Johar ruled that the fire was caused by electrical arcing at the vehicle's battery terminal connection and found that the Hilux did not meet the safety, durability, and quality standards expected of a new vehicle. The plaintiffs, V. Thiagarajan and V.C. Kamalam, were awarded RM397,220 in special damages and RM30,000 in general damages, plus RM25,000 in costs and interest.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}