Consumer Complaint Detail

VOLVO / 850 / 1997

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 0000022329 Incident Date: Jan, 01 1970
Consumer's City: DENVER Consumer's State: CO
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Volvo Car USA, LLC
Model Name: 850 Model Year: 1997
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Seats:front assembly:seat heater/cooler
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: YV1LW5546V2 Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jul, 09 2002 Complaint Type: LETR
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: The vehicle was running for 3-5 minutes with the seat heater on when the left front seat bottom heater caught fire, the invesigator reported that this fire was the result of unregulated operation of the heater pad wires. nlm