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2004 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO — SEATS

1 injured · 693988 · 2008-10-26

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
MONTE CARLO
Year
2004
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
SEATS
Speed
10 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

SINCE ITS BEEN GETTING COLDER, I HAVE BEEN USING MY CAR SEAT WARMERS. I'VE BEEN NOTICING IN THE LAST WEEK THAT IT HAS BEEN GETTING EXTREMELY HOT WITHIN A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME & I'M NOTICING A BURNING SMELL. YESTERDAY I TURNED THE DRIVER SEAT, SEAT WARMER ON & IT STARTED TO SMOKE & NEARLY SPARKED A FIRE IN THE SEAT. THE STITCHING HAD STARTED TO SMOLDER & BURN. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER & TURNED THE SEAT WARMER OFF. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10246772
Machine
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