# 2005 BMW X3 — SEATS
> NHTSA complaint `1058893` · 2014-04-22 · BMW of North America, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** BMW
- **Model:** X3
- **Year:** 2005
- **Manufacturer:** BMW of North America, LLC
- **Component:** SEATS
- **Miles at failure:** 54,000
- **Speed:** 55 mph
## Narrative
I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON I-90 IN WASHINGTON STATE AND FELT A SUDDEN PAINFUL SHARP PIN POINT SENSATION IN MY LEFT UPPER OUTER POSTERIOR THIGH.  I THOUGHT I WAS BEING STUCK BY A PIN OR SOMETHING SHARP.  I PUT MY HAND DOWN TO PULL OUT THE SHARP OBJECT AND THEN FELT  A SMALL SPOT IN MY SEAT THAT WAS BURNING HOT.  I ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF MY CAR FROM THE SEVERITY OF THE PAIN IN MY FINGERS AND THIGH.  I TURNED OFF THE SEAT HEATER AND THE HOT SPOT WENT AWAY QUICKLY.      WHEN I GOT HOME I TURNED THE HEATER ON AGAIN - AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED.  I HAD A DIME SIZED RED BURN MARK ON MY THIGH.  THIS WAS ONLY A MINOR INJURY, BUT I AM LUCKY I DID NOT RECEIVE A MORE SERIOUS BURN, AND THAT A FIRE DID NOT START AND THAT I WAS NOT IN AN ACCIDENT.  THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DEFECT.  *TR
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