DRIVER SIDE FRONT SEAT OVERHEATS

Seats:Front Assembly:Seat Heater/Cooler

Summary

This investigation concerns the electric seat heater installed in some MY 2002-2003 Volkswagen (VW) Jetta vehicles.consumers allege that the seat heater may overheat, resulting in burn damage to the seat cover and to the driver's clothing and/or skin.this ea addresses whether such failures may pose a risk to motor vehicle safety.ODI concludes that the driver-side seat heater may fail or malfunction due to normal vehicle use, (I.e., driver ingress and egress from the vehicle).the investigation disclosed that such failures do not pose a significant risk of injury or fire.ODI believes that further investigation would not likely identify a safety-related defect trend.therefore, this ea has been closed.the closing of this investigation does not constitute a finding by NHTSA that a safety-related defect does not exist.the Agency will take further action if warranted by the circumstances.the attached summary report provides further detail concerning this ea.

Documents (5)

• VOLKSWAGEN RESPONSE TO 07/13/2004 REQUEST NUMBER 2,3, DATA AND WARRANTY DATA
• OPEN RESUME APPROVED
• IR TO MFR * 5/10/04 * p
• CLOSING RESUME APPROVED L.STRICKLAND * 10/21/04 * P
• VOLKSWAGEN RESPONSE TO 07/13/2004 LETTER TO ODI

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