2004 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT — SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER

Name: NHTSA complaint: 2004 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT — SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER
Start: 2007-01-24

1 injured · 610887 · 2007-01-25

Vehicle

Make: VOLKSWAGEN
Model: PASSAT
Year: 2004
Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Component: SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER
Miles at failure: 72,000

Severity

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

Narrative

SEAT HEATER ON DRIVER'S SEAT GOT EXTREMELY HOT. BURNED DRIVER'S SKIN BUT NOT THROUGH THE LEATHER. SMELLED OF SMOKE. DEALERSHIP STATED MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH SEAT HEATERS CATCHING FIRE, YET NO RECALL. DEALER WILL BE HAPPY TO REPLACE SEAT/HEATER AT MY EXPENSE SINCE OUT OF WARRANTY. *JB

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10180732
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown