1987 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA — VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1987 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA — VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
Start: 2001-02-24

1 injured · 289978 · 2001-02-24

Vehicle

Make: VOLKSWAGEN
Model: JETTA
Year: 1987
Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
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

CONSUMER STATES THE HEATER CORE EXPLODED WHILE SITTING IN A DRIVE-THRU, ANTIFREEZE LEAKED THROUGH THE VENTS AND RADIO COMPARTMENT ONTO THE FLOOR WITH PASSENGERS IN VEHICLE, ONE PERSON WAS BURNT WITH RADIATOR FLUID, RADIO SHORTED. *SLC

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 785316
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown