| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 007126336 | Incident Date: Oct, 11 2007 |
| Consumer's City: CAMARILLO | Consumer's State: CA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Volvo Car USA, LLC |
| Model Name: S40 | Model Year: 2007 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Service brakes, hydraulic:foundation components:disc:caliper |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: YV1MS390272 | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Nov, 11 2007 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jun, 06 2007 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: The rear brakes on this vehicle caught on fire after a short drive (1 mile) having to be extinguished with a fire extinguisher. the rear brake assembly (left rear) completely failed and overheated to the point of causing flames to appear needing to be extinguished. this car had 2939 miles on it as a new volvo s40. this catastrophic failure was unexplained and without an apparent error by driver as this vehicle is used by a college student for very short distances. the emergency brake was not left on. *tr |
