NHTSA complaint: 2004 AUDI ALLROAD — FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
type: Event
additional type: https://schema.org/AccidentReport
start date: 2015-08-23
description: TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 AUDI ALLROAD. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, BURNING FUMES EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT A FIRE ERUPTED NEAR THE TURN SIGNALS AND THE STEERING COLUMN AREA. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FLAMES WITH WATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP AND LATER TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 08V157000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE), 06V198000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), AND 04V133000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED NO REMEDY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 162,000.
organizer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
publisher: AI Analytics
license: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
source: https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/
source organization: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation

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property ID: NHTSA Complaint ID
value: 1212397

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