# 1998 VOLVO V70 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
> NHTSA complaint `564138` · 2005-11-29 · Volvo Car USA, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** VOLVO
- **Model:** V70
- **Year:** 1998
- **Manufacturer:** Volvo Car USA, LLC
- **Component:** ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- **Miles at failure:** 102,000
## Narrative
VOLVO V70 1998 - FIRE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT - CAR DESTROYED    DURING ROUTINE DRIVING, ENGINE STOPS.  DRIVER NOTICES SMOKE COMING FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS (LIGHTS) BLINKING.  IN A FEW MINUTES THE CAR IS TOTALLY DESTROYED BY FIRE.    WHEN I VISITED THE WRECKER'S YARD I FOUND A VOLVO 850 WAGON THAT WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE IN THE SAME WAY!  *NM
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