2004 BMW 5 SERIES — SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER

Name: NHTSA complaint: 2004 BMW 5 SERIES — SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER
Start: 2004-11-13

fire1 injured · 506567 · 2004-11-14

Vehicle

Make: BMW
Model: 5 SERIES
Year: 2004
Manufacturer: BMW of North America, LLC
Component: SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER
Miles at failure: 16,000

Severity

Deaths: 0
Injured: 1
Fire: Yes
Crash: No
Police report: Yes
Medical attention: No
Vehicle towed: No

Narrative

THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT WARMER CAUSED A FIRE IN MY 2003 BMW 545. I WAS REAL LUCKY THAT I SMELLED A STRANGE ODOR AND WAS ABLE TO PUT THE FIRE OUT AFTER SHUTTING OFF THE SEAT WARMER. *JB

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10098842
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown