1998 BUICK REGAL — SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1998 BUICK REGAL — SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER
Start: 2003-05-24

fire · 410179 · 2003-06-01

Vehicle

Make: BUICK
Model: REGAL
Year: 1998
Manufacturer: General Motors, 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 PASSENGER SIDE SEAT (WITHOUT THE HEAT SWITCH BEING TURNED ON) GOT SO HOT IT MELTED A PLASTIC BAG ON THE SEAT AND GOT THE BOTTOM OF THE SEAT SO HOT IT MELTED THE FOAM UNDER THE LEATHER AND CAUSED A BROWN BURN MARK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE GREY LEATHER SEATS. *TT

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10020829
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown