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2008 Volkswagen RABBIT Seats Front Assembly Seat Heater Cooler Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1342767
Internal NHTSA #	10936470
Manufacurer	Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Brand	VOLKSWAGEN
Model	RABBIT
Model Year	2008
File date	19/12/16
Component	SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	I had the heated seats on at the lowest setting of 1. I was driving on the main road by my house and the side of the driver's seat started getting really hot and i smelled smoke. I had to pull over as i was worried the seat was on fire. I turned off the seat heater, got out and checked the seat. There was a hole burned into the seat and into the jacket i was wearing.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	93000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	BOISE, ID
VIN pattern	WVWCA71K78WXXXXXX
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?
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Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	15
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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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2008 Volkswagen RABBIT Seats Front Assembly Seat Heater Cooler Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2008 Volkswagen RABBIT Seats Front Assembly Seat Heater Cooler Problems, Complaints and Defects

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