# 1994 VOLVO 850 — SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER
> NHTSA complaint `551194` · 2005-08-05 · Volvo Car USA, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** VOLVO
- **Model:** 850
- **Year:** 1994
- **Manufacturer:** Volvo Car USA, LLC
- **Component:** SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER
## Narrative
1994 850 GLT VOLVO WAS TOTAL DESTROYED BY FIRE.  *MR  THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE WHEN THE SEAT FELT HOT, THEN IT BEGUN TO SMOKE AND SMELLED BURNING.  THE DEALER DISCONNECTED THE SEAT HEATER CIRCUITS.  SHORTLY AFTER THAT, THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED ON AND BEGUN TO SMOKE AGAIN.  FLAMES WERE SHOOTING OUT FROM UNDERNEATH THE DRIVER'S SEAT.  *SC
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*