2005 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT — SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER

Name: NHTSA complaint: 2005 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT — SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER
Start: 2007-12-29

fire · 652706 · 2008-01-08

Vehicle

Make: VOLKSWAGEN
Model: PASSAT
Year: 2005
Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Component: SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER
Miles at failure: 36,000
Speed: 40 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

(1) TURNED ON DRIVERS-SIDE SEAT HEATER WHILE DRIVING (2) SMOKE BEGAN FILLING THE VEHICLE, AND (3) I TURNED OFF THE HEATER, BUT A HOLE WAS BURNED THROUGH THE LEFT SIDE OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT AND THROUGH MY LEFT REAR PANT POCKET AS WELL. *TR

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10214213
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown