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2011 FORD FUSION — SEATS

1 injured · 1152479 · 2015-01-29

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
FUSION
Year
2011
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
SEATS
Miles at failure
48,000

Severity

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

Narrative

THE DRIVER SIDE HEATED SEAT OVERHEATED AND BECOME SO HOT IT NEARLY BURNS THE DRIVER'S LEG . TO AVOID LEG BURN I HAVE TO TURN IT TO THE LOWEST HEAT SETTING. AFTER TWO WEEKS OF THIS, THE HEATED SEAT FAILED TO OPERATE. A MOMENT AFTER DEPRESSING THE HEATED SEAT BUTTON IT WOULD TURN OFF. I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE UPON WHICH IT WAS FOUND THE SEAT HEATING ELEMENT HAD A BURNT/BROKEN HEATING WIRE. THE FABRIC IT WAS WOVEN INTO WAS SEVERELY BURNT AND IT APPEARED A WONDER THE ENTIRE SEAT DID NOT CATCH FIRE AS RESULT. I HAVE KEPT THE BURNT HEATING ELEMENT ASSEMBLY IF ANYONE WISHES TO EXAMINE IT. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10679853
Machine
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