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2004 BMW 7 SERIES Seats Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	831831
Internal NHTSA #	10369561
Manufacurer	BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC
Brand	BMW
Model	7 SERIES
Model Year	2004
File date	03/12/10
Component	SEATS
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	I started my bmw 745i to warm it up along with the heated seats. Came out of my house three minutes later to leave and smelled something burning on the inside of the car. I looked around but didn't see anything outright obvious. I started to drive away when i felt burning sensation to my left side. I turned to look and saw that seat heater was burning through the leather on the left side of the back of the seat. I made left a message with a service rep at "new country bmw" of hartford,ct with no return call within 24 hours as there answering service promises. I then brought the vehicle to "new country bmw" of hartford, ct where the service rep told myself he had "never heard of there being a seat heater recall".
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	88750
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	WEST HARTFORD , CT
VIN pattern	WBAGL63444DXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	1
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	16/01/25
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	8
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Vehicle speed	5
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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.
What is Failure?
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.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2004 BMW 7 SERIES Seats Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2004 BMW 7 SERIES Seats Problems, Complaints and Defects

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