2000 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM

Name: NHTSA complaint: 2000 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
Start: 2006-06-26

fire · 608584 · 2007-01-05

Vehicle

Make: VOLKSWAGEN
Model: PASSAT
Year: 2000
Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM

Severity

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

Narrative

OWNER DROVE THE VEHICLE APPROXIMATELY 7 MILES, WENT INTO A STORE, CAME OUT, AND OBSERVED A FIRE IN THE VEHICLE. HEAT SHIELD ABOVE RIGHT SIDE CATALYTIC CONVERTER MELTED AND SOME WIRING IN THE DASH WAS BURNED.

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10177866
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown