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2018 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT — STRUCTURE:BODY

fire · 2254634 · 2026-10-07

Vehicle

Make
VOLKSWAGEN
Model
PASSAT
Year
2018
Manufacturer
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Component
STRUCTURE:BODY

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
Yes
Crash
No
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

I was driving my 2018 Volkswagen Passat when suddenly I felt the car started to lose acceleration even though my foot was still on the acceleration paddle. The car started to slow down, not knowing what was going on, I started to pull to the shoulder. I came to a complete halt and was trying to figure out what might have happened. In few seconds I saw black smoke and a lady from the other side of the road was shouting run run. I immediately ran out of the car and noted fire under the front of the car. I called 911 and police came to the scene in few minutes followed by the fire truck. In next few minutes the whole car was burnt. By God's grace I was safe but my car was lost.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11769713
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown