| 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 |
