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2000 AUDI A6 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

fire · 448404 · 2004-01-07

Vehicle

Make
AUDI
Model
A6
Year
2000
Manufacturer
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Miles at failure
41,000

Severity

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

Narrative

VEHICLE FIRE: 2000 AUDI A6 CAUGHT FIRE APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES AFTER BEING PARKED IN A GARAGE. THE LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT DETERMINED THAT THE FIRE ORIGINATED FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE'S DASHBOARD...SIMILAR TO REPORTS MENTIONED IN NHTSA ACTION NUMBER EA03025. THE AUDI WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED, AS WERE A 2000 CHEVROLET CORVETTE THAT WAS PARKED NEXT TO THE AUDI, THE ENTIRE GARAGE, AND FINISHED BASEMENT. THE REMAINDER OF THEHOME WAS SEVERLY DAMAGED BY SMOKE AND SOOT AND THE OCCUPANTS HAVE HAD TO LEAVE THE HOME UNTIL REPAIRS CAN BE MADE. NO ONE WAS INJURED IN THE INCIDENT, AS NO ONE WAS IN THE HOME AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.*AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10052614
Machine
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