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2000 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH

fire · 465983 · 2004-04-14

Vehicle

Make: VOLKSWAGEN
Model: BEETLE
Year: 2000
Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH

Severity

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

Narrative

FAN SWITCH WOULD TURN OFF, THEN STARTED SMOKING AND CAUGHT FIRE, BURNING THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD IN A MATTER OF MINUTES. *AK

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10066202
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown