Consumer Complaint Detail

VOLVO / VN770 / 1998

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 003248065 Incident Date: Nov, 13 2003
Consumer's City: POWELL Consumer's State: TN
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Volvo Trucks North America
Model Name: VN770 Model Year: 1998
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Equipment:electrical
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 4VG7DARJ6WN Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Nov, 20 2003 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jul, 31 2002
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: While driving on the interstate, consumer smelled an electrical short smell. smoke started coming from the sleeper birth area, then the cabin was in flames. the fire inspector indicated that the fire was caused by an electrical short in the switch that controlled the built in refrigerator freezer. *nlm while driving southbound on 195 1998 volvo vn770 had smoke coming from the front cab. fire was a result of an electrical short in the switch that controlled the built in refrigerator freezer. truck was declared a total loss.*mr