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2023 NISSAN ROGUE — SEATS

fire · 2149209 · 2025-11-17

Vehicle

Make
NISSAN
Model
ROGUE
Year
2023
Manufacturer
Nissan North America, Inc.
Component
SEATS

Severity

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

Narrative

The heating element in the drivers seat of my 2023 Nissan Rogue shorted out, and started on fire while I was driving. The drivers seat became unbearably hot in less than 4 minutes, I began smelling hot electrical, and by the time I began to pull over, the driver seat was smoking underneath my legs. I could visibly see the white fibers inside of the seat start glowing red as a small hole began to melt between my thighs. I immediately turned the heated seats off and pulled over to exit the car. I have minor burning on the bottom and inside of my thighs. The fire department came to assess and do thermal imaging. It was determined the seats heating element shorted out. There was no warning lights indicating any issues prior to the incident. The heated seats light did begin to flash after the incident.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11699736
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown