Preliminary Evaluation · Closed
PASSENGER/ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES
Action number
PE07024
Opened
May 10, 2007
Closed
Sep 28, 2007
Outcome
Closed without recall
Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
What NHTSA is examining
Many of the fire reports allege that the vehicle fire was attributed to ignition coil failure.vw provided additional data regarding its analysis of vehicle fires and a detailed description of the three different engines and ignition systems for the subject vehicles.odifinds the need to further investigate this issue.to facilitate acquisition and analysis of additional information, this investigationhas been upgraded to an engineering analysis (ea07-014).
Vehicles under investigation
Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation records, updated daily. An investigation is not a determination that a defect exists; many probes close without a recall.