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2019 VOLVO S60 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

fire1 injured · 1835037 · 2022-08-22

Vehicle

Make
VOLVO
Model
S60
Year
2019
Manufacturer
Volvo Car USA, LLC
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Speed
30 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
Yes
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
Yes
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

I was driving down our main road and I saw and smelled smoke coming out of the air vents, then a warning light came on my dashboard for my 12V battery I pulled over right away and opened the trunk and saw fire on the left-hand side. I attempted to extinguish the fire myself using soda, I was pulling clothing (2 shirts and napkins) out of the car and burned my hand We towed the car to Volvo and they are claiming it’s not their fault We have only had the car for 4 months And my husband could have died or worse if my child was in the back seat!

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11480473
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown