# 1998 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500 — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY
> NHTSA complaint `593591` · 2006-08-23 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** SILVERADO 3500
- **Year:** 1998
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY
- **Miles at failure:** 191,000
## Narrative
DT*:  THE CONTACT STATED WHILE LYING UNDER THE VEHICLE CHANGING THE OIL, THE RADIATOR BURST.  THIS OCCURRED AT AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP.  THE CONTACT SUSTAINED SECOND DEGREE BURNS TO BOTH ARMS.  THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY THE DEALERSHIP.  THE CONTACT REPLACED THE RADIATOR.
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