# 2003 BUICK CENTURY — SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER
> NHTSA complaint `596053` · 2006-09-13 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** BUICK
- **Model:** CENTURY
- **Year:** 2003
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER
- **Miles at failure:** 50,000
## Narrative
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE SEAT CAUGHT ON FIRE.  THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CONTACTED AND DETERMINED THE FIRE WAS CAUSED DUE TO FAULTY WIRING UNDERNEATH THE SEAT.  THE DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.  THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNALS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT.  *AK
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