1999 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE — VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:WINDSHIELD:ELECTRICAL HEATING ELEMENT

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1999 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE — VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:WINDSHIELD:ELECTRICAL HEATING ELEMENT
Start: 2002-03-25

fire · 341209 · 2002-04-02

Vehicle

Make: VOLKSWAGEN
Model: BEETLE
Year: 1999
Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Component: VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:WINDSHIELD:ELECTRICAL HEATING ELEMENT

Severity

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

Narrative

VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN CONSUMER NOTICED FLAMES 1 FOOT HIGH COMING FROM DASHBOARD. AT DEALER AT THIS TIME, HEATER SWITCH CAUSED FIRE. *AK

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 8006843
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown