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2012 MERCEDES-BENZ GLK350 — SEATS

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Vehicle

Make
MERCEDES-BENZ
Model
GLK350
Year
2012
Manufacturer
Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
Component
SEATS

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
Yes
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

My passenger got 2 degree burns to his right buttocks and seat is melted ...he is a paralyzed patient i took him to the er and the burn center i have pictures and documentation....my guess the seat got to hot melted and burned him this what doctors concluded the is very scary for a seat to burn the skin off your butt

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11696034
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown