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2014 Volkswagen BEETLE Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1264174
Internal NHTSA #	10838048
Manufacurer	Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Brand	VOLKSWAGEN
Model	BEETLE
Model Year	2014
File date	20/02/16
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Tl* the contact owned a 2014 volkswagen beetle. While driving approximately 30 mph, the contact's vehicle rear ended the preceding vehicle. A police report was filed. After approximately 25 minutes, the vehicle became engulfed in flames and burned to the ground. The vehicle was destroyed and towed. The ambulance had to transport the contact and a passenger to the hospital due to bruises from the air bag deployment. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 22,000. Updated 05/25/16lj updated 6/6/18jb
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	22000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	HOTLINE VOQ
City and State	SIMI VALLEY, CA
VIN pattern	3VWJP7AT9EMXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	Y
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	Y
Was incedent reported to police?	Y
Was medical attention required?	Y
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	2
No. of fatalities
Date of purchase	01/02/14
Was original owner?	Y
Anti-lock brakes	Y
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	5
Drive train type	FWD
Transmission type	AUTO
Vehicle speed	30
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Dealer's name	VENTURA VOLKSWAGEN
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Dealer's city	VENTURA
Dealer's state code	CA
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2014 Volkswagen BEETLE Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2014 Volkswagen BEETLE Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

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