National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) announces that on Friday it will open a formal safety investigation on General Motors Co.'s for the maximum number of battery fires on Chevrolet Volt.
They also say that the preliminary investigation will be opened on more than 5,000 Volts.
Recently an unattended parked Volt catches fire which damaged the vehicle's battery and the coolant line.
On Thanksgiving Day, seven days after one of the Volts was tested, the car caught fire which made NHTSA to open their formal investigation on Friday.
Volt reports that "no fire complaints from the vehicles owners have been made still".
The agency said that "it is very soon to tell whether the investigation will lead to recall of any vehicles or parts, if it identifies such recall has to be done, NHTSA will take necessary action to notify Volt customers regarding the update".
Sources say that at the time of May incident post crash procedural techniques were not implemented in Volt whereas since July, post-crash procedures has been launched in Volt which depowers the battery after a severe crash.
They also say that the preliminary investigation will be opened on more than 5,000 Volts.
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Recently an unattended parked Volt catches fire which damaged the vehicle's battery and the coolant line.
On Thanksgiving Day, seven days after one of the Volts was tested, the car caught fire which made NHTSA to open their formal investigation on Friday.
Volt reports that "no fire complaints from the vehicles owners have been made still".
The agency said that "it is very soon to tell whether the investigation will lead to recall of any vehicles or parts, if it identifies such recall has to be done, NHTSA will take necessary action to notify Volt customers regarding the update".
Sources say that at the time of May incident post crash procedural techniques were not implemented in Volt whereas since July, post-crash procedures has been launched in Volt which depowers the battery after a severe crash.
