2002 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA — SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER

fire · 507975 · 2004-11-23

Vehicle

Make: VOLKSWAGEN
Model: JETTA
Year: 2002
Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Component: SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER
Miles at failure: 45,000

Severity

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

Narrative

I HAVE A 2002 JETTA 1.8T. I STARTED DRIVING MY CAR AND TURNED ON MY SEAT WARMER TO 3 AND WITHIN 30 SECONDS SAW A STREAM OF SMOKE COMING FROM MY SEAT. I QUICKLY TURNED OFF THE SEAT WARMER AND STOPPED THE CAR AND GO OUT. A HOLE WAS BURNED THROUGHT MY SEAT AND MY JEANS THAT I WAS WEARING WERE BURNED AS WELL. I TURNED IT BACK ON FOR A SECOND AND SAW A SMALL FLAME IGNITED.*AK

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10100405
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown