# 1998 CHEVROLET TAHOE — SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER
> NHTSA complaint `648507` · 2007-12-04 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** TAHOE
- **Year:** 1998
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER
- **Miles at failure:** 89,857
## Narrative
OUTSIDE TEMP BELOW FREEZING SO I  HEATED UP MY 1998 CHEVY TAHOE  (INCLUDING HEATED LEATHER SEATS ON LOW SETTING) AND WHEN I RETURNED TO MY VEHICLE LESS THAN 5 MINUTES LATER, DRIVER'S SEAT WAS ON FIRE.  VEHICLE HAS LESS THAT 90,000 MILES AND HAS NOT BEEN MISTREATED.  I HAPPENED TO HAVE A DRINK IN MY HAND SO I POURED IT ON THE SEAT TO PUT IT OUT.  HAD I ACTUALLY BEEN SITTING ON THE SEAT, I COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY BURNED.  *TR
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