The contact owned a 2015 Volvo XC60. The contact stated that while driving on a main road at 25 MPH, when a message was displayed on the instrument panel that stated "Engine Performance Degraded" and the vehicle experienced a significant reduction in automotive power, the contact proceeded to pull over and a few moments later smoke was emitted from the front end of the vehicle, the contact immediatley exited the vehicle and shortly afterwards the vehicle was engulfed in flames. The contact mentioned that the vehicle was serviced at the dealer prior to the fire. The origin of the fire was unknown. The vehicle was unoccupied during the fire. The location of the fire was the front passenger side of the engine compartment. The fire department arrived to extinguish the fire. A fire department report was filed. A police report was not filed. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 108,000.
NHTSA ODI 11666124