# 2007 MERCEDES BENZ GL450 — SEATS
> NHTSA complaint `794091` · 2010-06-17 · Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** MERCEDES BENZ
- **Model:** GL450
- **Year:** 2007
- **Manufacturer:** Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
- **Component:** SEATS
- **Miles at failure:** 24,500
- **Speed:** 5 mph
## Narrative
2007 MERCEDES GL450- TURNED ON SEAT HEATERS AND WITHIN A COUPLE MINUTES SMELT BURNING MATERIAL. DISCOVERED THE SEAT HEATER WAS BURNING A HOLE IN THE LEFT SIDE OF THE DRIVER SEAT BACK. TURNED OFF THE SEAT HEATER BUT IT HAD ALREADY BURNED A HOLE ABOUT THE SIZE OF A DIME. TOOK IT IMMEDIATELY TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY STATED THEY HAVE SEEN THE SAME PROBLEM BEFORE. THEY ARE ORDERING A REPLACEMENT SEAT BACK, BUT ARE NOT WILLING TO ADDRESS MY CONCERNS ABOUT THE OTHER SEAT. *TR
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