1997 VOLVO 850 — SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER

fire · 364982 · 2002-07-10

Vehicle

Make: VOLVO
Model: 850
Year: 1997
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

THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING FOR 3-5 MINUTES WITH THE SEAT HEATER ON WHEN THE LEFT FRONT SEAT BOTTOM HEATER CAUGHT FIRE, THE INVESIGATOR REPORTED THAT THIS FIRE WAS THE RESULT OF UNREGULATED OPERATION OF THE HEATER PAD WIRES. NLM

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 564487
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown