2002 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA — SEATS

Name: NHTSA complaint: 2002 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA — SEATS
Start: 2008-07-23

1 injured · 679871 · 2008-07-24

Vehicle

Make: VOLKSWAGEN
Model: JETTA
Year: 2002
Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Component: SEATS
Miles at failure: 184,000
Speed: 35 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE DRIVING WITH THE SEAT HEATER ON IN 2002 VW JETTA THE SEAT HEATER OVERHEATED AND BURNED THROUGH THE LEATHER SEAT AND BURNED THE DRIVER. SMOKE WAS PRESENT IN THE VEHICLE. *TR

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10235665
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown