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2020 VOLVO XC90 — FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

fire · 1767162 · 2021-09-08

Vehicle

Make
VOLVO
Model
XC90
Year
2020
Manufacturer
Volvo Car USA, LLC
Component
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Speed
55 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I was driving the speed limit on the highway in my Volvo 2020 XC90 which was less than one year old. The vehicle lost acceleration power and then an engine performance light came on, then a check engine light. I pulled over immediately and my car engine caught fire under the hood. The entire front of vehicle was engulfed in flames within minutes. There were approximately 11k miles on the car and it had never been maintenanced or worked on in any way that would have caused an engine fire. It was clearly a fuel line fire and Volvo did not properly investigate. My insurance company said it was a fuel line fire but could not get information from the black box because it was destroyed. This car is incredibly unsafe and should be recalled. I have multiple videos and case files concerning this "thermal event". Volvo recalled this car in Europe because of this issue and says there are none in the USA.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11432078
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown