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

Name: NHTSA complaint: 2005 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT — SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER
Start: 2010-07-09

1 injured · 799719 · 2010-07-15

Vehicle

Make: VOLKSWAGEN
Model: PASSAT
Year: 2005
Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Component: SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER
Miles at failure: 67,158
Speed: 55 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I DROVE ON A COLD DAY TO A MEETING AND AS A RESULT I GOT A 2ND DEGREE BURN ON LEFT BUTTOCK AFTER LEAVING SEAT HEATER ON NUMBER FIVE FOR ONE HOUR AND TWENTY MINUTE DRIVE. I AM A PARTIAL PARAPLEGIC THUS, I WAS UNAWARE OF TEMPERATURE AND UNAWARE OF INCREASED TEMPERATURE. *TR

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10343491
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown