2016 VOLKSWAGEN EOS — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Name: NHTSA complaint: 2016 VOLKSWAGEN EOS — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Start: 2024-01-18

fire · 1959851 · 2024-01-20

Vehicle

Make: VOLKSWAGEN
Model: EOS
Year: 2016
Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Speed: 20 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

My seat heaters were on for 1 minute and started to smoke and burned multiple quarter sized holes in my seat. They burned holes in my winter coat and even made my skin have minor burns. There was a smoke that appeared and a very bad burning smell.

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 11566679
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown