2000 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

Name: NHTSA complaint: 2000 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Start: 2004-10-21

fire · 504501 · 2004-11-01

Vehicle

Make: VOLKSWAGEN
Model: BEETLE
Year: 2000
Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Miles at failure: 50,000

Severity

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

Narrative

AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE, WITHIN 15 MINUTE OR LESS THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. THE LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED ON LOCATION TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE BOTH NOTIFIED. THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS STILL UNDETERMINED. *JB

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10099131
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown