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

Name: NHTSA complaint: 2002 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA — SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER
Start: 2006-10-25

1 injured · 600914 · 2006-10-25

Vehicle

Make: VOLKSWAGEN
Model: JETTA
Year: 2002
Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Component: SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER
Miles at failure: 39,620
Speed: 35 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

TURNED ON THE SEAT HEATER. SEAT STARTED TO FEEL QUITE WARM, THEN I SMELLED SMOKE. PROMPTLY TURNED OFF SEAT HEATER AND LOOKED AT THE SEAT. WHEN I LOOKED DOWN I SAW A SMALL BURN HOLE IN THE SEAT. RECEIVED A MINOR BURN ON MY BUTT. GLAD I WAS NOT YET ON THE HIGHWAY. *NM

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10171863
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown