1991 MERCEDES BENZ 190E — VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1991 MERCEDES BENZ 190E — VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
Start: 2000-05-15

1 injured · 249510 · 2000-10-11

Vehicle

Make: MERCEDES BENZ
Model: 190E
Year: 1991
Manufacturer: Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
Component: VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE

Severity

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

Narrative

THE HEATER CORE IN THE VEHICLE RUPTURED, CAUSING BOILING HOT COOLANT TO POUR ONTO THE DRIVER'S FEET. THE BOILING COOLANT CAUSED BURNS TO THE DRIVER'S FOOT ANKLE AND LEG.*AK

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 734009
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown