1996 VOLVO 850 — SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1996 VOLVO 850 — SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER
Start: 2001-11-10

fire · 349980 · 2002-04-15

Vehicle

Make: VOLVO
Model: 850
Year: 1996
Manufacturer: Volvo Car USA, LLC
Component: SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER

Severity

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

Narrative

VEHICLE 1 NOTICED SMOKE AND THEN SAW A FLAME AS HE PULLED OUT OF A PARKING SLOT. THE DETERMINED CAUSE OF MALFUNCTION WAS THE DRIVER'S SEAT HEATER. INSURED REPLACED THE WIRING FOR THE HEATER ABOUT A YEAR AGO. CLAIM# 37-3190-422.*JG

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 6901062
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown