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NHTSA Preliminary Evaluation PE07024

Preliminary Evaluation · PASSENGER/ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES · Opened 2007-05-10 · Closed 2007-09-28

Investigation

Action number
PE07024
Type
Preliminary Evaluation
Open date
2007-05-10
Close date
2007-09-28
Manufacturer
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Affected makes
VOLKSWAGEN
Affected components
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
Affected model years
2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
Affected (make, year) variants
4

Summary

MANY OF THE FIRE REPORTS ALLEGE THAT THE VEHICLE FIRE WAS ATTRIBUTED TO IGNITION COIL FAILURE.VW PROVIDED ADDITIONAL DATA REGARDING ITS ANALYSIS OF VEHICLE FIRES AND A DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE THREE DIFFERENT ENGINES AND IGNITION SYSTEMS FOR THE SUBJECT VEHICLES.ODIFINDS THE NEED TO FURTHER INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE.TO FACILITATE ACQUISITION AND ANALYSIS OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, THIS INVESTIGATIONHAS BEEN UPGRADED TO AN ENGINEERING ANALYSIS (EA07-014).

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