1988 VOLVO 740 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1988 VOLVO 740 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
Start: 2000-09-03

fire · 232675 · 2000-09-05

Vehicle

Make: VOLVO
Model: 740
Year: 1988
Manufacturer: Volvo Car USA, LLC
Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD

Severity

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

Narrative

VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR OVER TWO HOURS SMOKE WAS NOTICED COMING FROM HOOD AREA. FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME, OPENED THE HOOD, AND IT BURSTED INTO FLAMES. IT MAY HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY A SHORT CIRCUT OF THE WIRE HARNESS. VOLVO HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 869529
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown