1995 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1995 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
Start: 1998-07-04

fire · 111939 · 1998-07-30

Vehicle

Make: VOLKSWAGEN
Model: JETTA
Year: 1995
Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
Speed: 35 mph

Severity

Deaths: 0
Injured: 0
Fire: Yes
Crash: No
Police report: No
Medical attention: No
Vehicle towed: No

Narrative

WHILE DRIVING TOWARDS HOME NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM DASHBOARD. THE WIRES STARTED SPARKLING & THEN FLAMES APPEARED. VEHICLE FILLED WITH SMOKE. FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED TO PUT FLAMES OUT. *AK

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 826103
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown