2004 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA — FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM

crash · 475823 · 2004-05-17

Vehicle

Make: VOLKSWAGEN
Model: JETTA
Year: 2004
Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Component: FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
Miles at failure: 600

Severity

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

Narrative

FUEL GAUGE MALFUNCTIONED. IT INDICATED GAS TANK WAS FULL WHEN IT WAS ACTUALLY EMPTY. CONSUMER RAN OUT OF GAS ON THE FREEWAY, AND WAS REAR ENDED AT AN INTERSECTION.*AK

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10073744
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown