1989 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF — VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1989 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF — VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
Start: 2000-08-23

crash1 injured · 238646 · 2000-09-04

Vehicle

Make: VOLKSWAGEN
Model: GOLF
Year: 1989
Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Component: VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
Speed: 65 mph

Severity

Deaths: 0
Injured: 1
Fire: No
Crash: Yes
Police report: No
Medical attention: No
Vehicle towed: No

Narrative

HEATER CORE EXPLODED THROUGH FLOOR OF CAR ON INTERSTATE 5, SENDING BOILING HOT WATER ONTO DRIVER'S RIGHT FOOT, SEVERELY BURNING FOOT AND FILLING CAR WITH DIRTY STEAM AND REDUCING VISION TO ZERO, CAUSING COLLISION WITH FREEWAY BARRIER WALL

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 730052
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown