1999 VOLVO V70 — STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS

fire · 186674 · 1999-10-14

Vehicle

Make: VOLVO
Model: V70
Year: 1999
Manufacturer: Volvo Car USA, LLC
Component: STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS

Severity

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

Narrative

DUE TO DESIGN (ABSENCE OF A SHIELD OVER FUEL LINE), DAMAGE TO THE FUEL LINE FROM ROCK IN THE ROAD SURFACE OCCURRED, WHICH SPRAYED SMALL AMOUNTS OF GASOLINE INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND RESULTED IN FIRE. MJS

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 548851
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown