Consumer Complaint Detail

VOLVO / 740 / 1990

Recalls
1 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 002181898 Incident Date: Apr, 05 2002
Consumer's City: BATON ROUGE Consumer's State: LA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Volvo Car USA, LLC
Model Name: 740 Model Year: 1990
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Electrical system:wiring
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 1
Vehicle's VIN#: YV1SA8845L2 Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 08 2002 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: While driving 30 mph thick smoke came from air conditioner's vents, shortly after, consumer saw flames. vehicle was totally burned before fire department got to scene. driver suffered smoke inhalation.*ak