1998 PONTIAC FIREBIRD — SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1998 PONTIAC FIREBIRD — SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST
Start: 1999-09-06

fire · 170755 · 1999-09-10

Vehicle

Make: PONTIAC
Model: FIREBIRD
Year: 1998
Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Component: SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST

Severity

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

Narrative

CONSUMER GOT INTO CAR AND SMELLED SMOKE. AFTER LOOKING AROUND, FOUND THAT SMOKE WAS COMING FROM UNDER SEAT WHERE THERE WAS A FIRE. RAN BACK INTO STORE TO GET SOME WATER TO PUT IT OUT. AFTER ABOUT 15 MINUTES THE FIRE WAS OUT. THE SEAT MOTOR CAUGHT FIRE. *AK

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 847509
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown