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2023 TESLA MODEL X — SEATS

fire · 2067164 · 2025-02-19

Vehicle

Make
TESLA
Model
MODEL X
Year
2023
Manufacturer
Tesla, Inc.
Component
SEATS

Severity

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

Narrative

The front passenger heat seat is automatically turned on whenever car is turned on from phone. This time when driving in the evening there was a burning smell for 1 hour which I thought was from the vents. Then the passenger seat started smoking and the fumes were so bad that I could not breathe. No one was in the passenger seat at that time thank goodness. It created a hole in the seat. Tesla will replace the seat under warranty, but service center is 2 hours away.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11643690
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown