2015 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Name: NHTSA complaint: 2015 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Start: 2023-11-25

fire · 1945525 · 2023-11-26

Vehicle

Make: VOLKSWAGEN
Model: GOLF
Year: 2015
Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Severity

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

Narrative

I smelled a strong odor coming from the heater that turned out to be burnt plastic and wiring associated with the auxiliary heater. This is an obvious fire/ smoke hazard that could have been deadly if other nearby components caught fire.

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 11556818
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown