2004 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Name: NHTSA complaint: 2004 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Start: 2015-02-19

fire · 1159517 · 2015-02-23

Vehicle

Make: VOLKSWAGEN
Model: BEETLE
Year: 2004
Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Miles at failure: 76,000

Severity

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

Narrative

ATTEMPTED TO START VEHICLE. VEHICLE ACTED AS IF THE BATTERY WAS DEAD. OPENED HOOD AND FOUND A PARTIALLY MELTED FUSE BOX FUSES, BURN MARKS AND MELTED WIRES. *TR

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10689894
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown