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2001 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL

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Vehicle

Make: VOLKSWAGEN
Model: BEETLE
Year: 2001
Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
Miles at failure: 83,500

Severity

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

Narrative

1. ATTEMPTED TO START VEHICLE; 2. ENGINE THEN "EXPLODED" RESULTING IN ENGINE FIRE AND DESTRUCTION OF ENGINE AND ALL UNDERHOOD COMPONENTS.

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10129783
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown