I have no idea. I'm the second owner of this vehicle, it has a clean history with no accidents or repairs. Also, I have never tampered with anything up front in that area. From my observation, it appeared that the wiring harness was original and had not been tampered with. There was a bit of water/corrosion in the area of the break, but unless the wire's insulation had a flaw, it should not have caused a break IMHO.