1993 AUDI 90 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1993 AUDI 90 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
Start: 1997-10-29

fire · 91900 · 1997-11-06

Vehicle

Make: AUDI
Model: 90
Year: 1993
Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
Speed: 40 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

DRIVING ABOUT 40MPH WHEN VEHICLE STARTED TO DECELERATE. PULLED TO SIDE. SMOKE CAME FROM UNDER HOOD & FILLED INSIDE OF VEHICLE. OWNER EXITED VEHICLE & THEN SPARKS APPEARED & THEN FLAMES DROPPING FROM RADIATOR. FIRE DEPT ARRIVED & PUT FLAMES OUT. VEHICLE GUTTED.

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 819662
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown