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2019 SUBARU CROSSTREK — SEATS

fire · 1794893 · 2022-02-15

Vehicle

Make
SUBARU
Model
CROSSTREK
Year
2019
Manufacturer
Subaru of America, Inc.
Component
SEATS

Severity

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

Narrative

I've owned cars for 40 years. And not once in 40 years, has the ash from a cigarette caused a seat to immediately burn. And I mean burn. Not just a burn on the outside of the fabric, but deep down into the padded material within seconds. Thankfully, I was able to put it out in the heavy smoke phase, before it turned into a full blown burning flame, burning the entire car seat and car. After my experience, it floored me that wasn't discovered during any type of testing that might be done on a vehicle. A major safety issue in my mind. I decided to report it now, because I'm surprised nobody else has. Considering there aren't a lot of cigarette smokers it's not surprising I guess.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11452072
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown