# 2001 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
> NHTSA complaint `609017` · 2007-01-09 · Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** VOLKSWAGEN
- **Model:** JETTA
- **Year:** 2001
- **Manufacturer:** Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
- **Component:** ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
## Narrative
OWNER WAS DRIVING THE VOLKSWAGEN AND OBSERVED SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE DASH VENTS AND FROM UNDERNEATH THE DASH. VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE AND FD RESPONDED AND EXTINGUISHED FIRE. FIRE THEN ERUPTED AGAIN AND FD PERSONNEL CUT THE BATTERY CABLES. FIRE ORIGINATED AT CENTER OF DASH BEHIND RADIO AND CLIMATE CONTROL PANEL.  *NM
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*