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2000 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD

fire · 421521 · 2003-07-29

Vehicle

Make: VOLKSWAGEN
Model: BEETLE
Year: 2000
Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING SMOKE WAS COMING FROM INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE VENTS. VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE . *AK

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10031472
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown