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2010 VOLKSWAGEN ROUTAN — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

fire · 1754123 · 2021-06-25

Vehicle

Make
VOLKSWAGEN
Model
ROUTAN
Year
2010
Manufacturer
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Miles at failure
125,000

Severity

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

Narrative

The contact owned a 2010 Volkswagen Routan. The contact stated while the vehicle was parked in the driveway, the vehicle independently caught on fire. There was no crash nor injury due to the fire. The air bags did not deploy. The fire department was contacted and was able to extinguish the fire. A police report was filed. The vehicle was not towed. The contact had an independent mechanic inspect the vehicle and deemed the vehicle as a total loss. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 125,000.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11422327
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown