2003 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

Name: NHTSA complaint: 2003 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Start: 2006-11-11

fire · 610197 · 2007-01-19

Vehicle

Make: VOLKSWAGEN
Model: PASSAT
Year: 2003
Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

Severity

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

Narrative

OWNER WAS DRIVING VOLKSWAGEN WHEN IT STARTED TO HESITATE AND THE ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE. FIRE BURNED MOST SEVERELY IN CENTER REAR AND RIGHT SIDE OF THE COMPARTMENT.

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10179154
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown