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2017 HONDA ACCORD — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SEAT HEATER:WIRING HARNESS

fire · 1750019 · 2021-06-01

Vehicle

Make
HONDA
Model
ACCORD
Year
2017
Manufacturer
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SEAT HEATER:WIRING HARNESS
Miles at failure
38,933

Severity

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

Narrative

The contact owns a 2017 Honda Accord. The contact stated while entering and starting the vehicle, the front driver’s side and passenger’s side seat warmers activated inadvertently and remained on while the vehicle was in operation. The contact stated that the seat warmers were extremely hot to the point of melting the driver’s side front seat. The contact took the vehicle to the local dealer to be inspected. The mechanic was unable to determine the cause of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 38,933.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11419222
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown