1997 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA — SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1997 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA — SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST
Start: 2001-07-07

fire · 361293 · 2002-07-10

Vehicle

Make: VOLKSWAGEN
Model: JETTA
Year: 1997
Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Component: SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE DRIVING NOTICED SOME SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER VEHICLE. CONSUMER PULLED OVER/ CAR ALARM SOUNDED, AND SMOKE STARTED POURING OUT OF DOORS. CAUSE MIGHT BE ELECTRICAL. WIRES UNDER SEAT MALFUNCTIONED AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 8013673
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown