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2021 VOLKSWAGEN ATLAS CROSS SPORT — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

fire · 1814830 · 2022-05-26

Vehicle

Make
VOLKSWAGEN
Model
ATLAS CROSS SPORT
Year
2021
Manufacturer
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Speed
65 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

While driving at approx. 65 mph in heavy rain the rear passenger window suddenly went down and smoke came from the door and at same time all electrical systems went out. the vehicle quickly decelerated to the point the vehicle was not able to be pulled out of the highway standing the vehicle in harms way. Vehicle is completely unresponsive and will not start. This has been 12 day ago and the vehicle is still at the dealership and has not yet been looked at. service manager did mention the door harness recall and said it is likely related, however the issues we experienced seem much more severe than is communicated in the recall.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11466202
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown