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2016 TOYOTA TACOMA — SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER

fire · 1774758 · 2021-10-21

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
TACOMA
Year
2016
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER
Miles at failure
63,404
Speed
60 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

The contact owns a 2016 Toyota Tacoma. The contact stated while driving at 60 MPH, the contact noticed their front driver seat warmer stop operating and started smelling an electrical burning. The contact continued to drive to their residence where at that time the contact inspected the vehicle and noticed the seat heater amp connection wiring was burned out. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 63,404.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11437706
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown