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Preliminary Evaluation · Closed

OVERHEATING OF FRONT SEAT HEATERS

Action number
PE00034
Opened
Aug 31, 2000
Closed
Jan 5, 2001
Outcome
Closed without recall

Manufacturer: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)

What NHTSA is examining

Allege that the front seats over heat and smoke or catch fire

Vehicles under investigation

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation records, updated daily. An investigation is not a determination that a defect exists; many probes close without a recall.