2007 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA — SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER

Name: NHTSA complaint: 2007 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA — SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER
Start: 2014-08-01

fire1 injured · 1097041 · 2014-08-12

Vehicle

Make: VOLKSWAGEN
Model: JETTA
Year: 2007
Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Component: SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER

Severity

Deaths: 0
Injured: 1
Fire: Yes
Crash: No
Police report: No
Medical attention: No
Vehicle towed: No

Narrative

2007 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. ATTORNEY REPRESENTING CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE SEAT HEATER CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED THE CONSUMER AND HER CLOTHING. *SMD AFTER THE DEALER KEPT THE VEHICLE FOR TWO WEEKS, IT WAS RETURNED TO HER IN THE SAME MANNER AND SHE WAS OFFERED $1200 AND THEY WOULD DISCONNECT THE HEATER. *JB

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10619605
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown