| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 001081497 | Incident Date: Sep, 27 2001 |
| Consumer's City: HOUSTON | Consumer's State: TX |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| Model Name: A6 | Model Year: 1997 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Electrical system:12v/24v/48v battery |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: WVWAH63B41P | Date added to File: May, 16 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Oct, 02 2001 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Mar, 31 2001 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Battery under rear seat shorted due to malfunction or contact with wires on bottom of seat cushion due to inadequate clearance between battery and cushion. fire preceeded by lights flashing on and off and moon roof opening and closing. smoke came up from under rear seat where my 14 year old daughter was seated. fire extinguished probably due to lack of 0xygen. dealer reports mechanic has seen prior case similar. |
