| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 002093022 | Incident Date: Apr, 29 2002 |
| Consumer's City: IRVINGTON | Consumer's State: NY |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: BMW of North America, LLC |
| Model Name: X5 | Model Year: 2001 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Seats:front assembly:seat heater/cooler |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: WBAFB33501L | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: May, 16 2002 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Feb, 28 2001 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Quote from dealer's repair notes: "drivers heated seat became very hot, burning oder in vehicle, back of seat was very hot and leather was burned". wife was driving at time. seat was very hot to touch,she had skin burn sensation. we were told that there have been other similar failures, and were fortunate that situation was not worse but feel very strongly that bmw should have addressed this proactively, not on the ad-hoc basis that seems to be its policy.*ak |
