1998 AUDI A6 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1998 AUDI A6 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
Start: 2004-06-23

fire · 494309 · 2004-09-03

Vehicle

Make: AUDI
Model: A6
Year: 1998
Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
Miles at failure: 78,000
Speed: 40 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH SMOKE STARTED TO APPEAR INSIDE THE VEHICLE THAT CAME OUT FROM THE DASHBOARD. A FIRE STARTED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10090368
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown