1996 VOLVO 850 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1996 VOLVO 850 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
Start: 2001-11-05

fire · 341155 · 2002-04-02

Vehicle

Make: VOLVO
Model: 850
Year: 1996
Manufacturer: Volvo Car USA, LLC
Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
Speed: 45 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE DRIVING 40 TO 45MPH SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING. VEHICLE STARTED FILLING WITH SMOKE, AND CONSUMER SAW FLAMES COMING FROM UNDER DASH. INTERIOR WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES BY TIME FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED. *JG

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 8006804
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown