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2003 BMW 325I Seats Front Assembly Seat Heater Cooler Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1211044
Internal NHTSA #	10749378
Manufacurer	BMW of North America, LLC
Brand	BMW
Model	325I
Model Year	2003
File date	11/08/15
Component	SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Tl* the contact owns a 2003 bmw 325i. While driving at an unknown speed, the passenger seat heater was activated. After five minutes, the contact noticed a burn hole on the passenger seat and smoke coming from the hole. The contact deactivated the passenger seat heater and poured water to extinguish the smoke. The contact also discovered that parts of both the driver and passenger seat were melted. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 140,000.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	140000
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Source of the issue	HOTLINE VOQ
City and State	PRINCE GEORGE, VA
VIN pattern	WBAET37413NXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	Y
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
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Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
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Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2003 BMW 325I Seats Front Assembly Seat Heater Cooler Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2003 BMW 325I Seats Front Assembly Seat Heater Cooler Problems, Complaints and Defects

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