ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY
Severity
Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No
Narrative
RADIATOR EXPLODED SPEWING HOT WATER ONTO DRIVER, CAUSING FIRST AND SECOND DEGREE BURNS ON FACE, HAND, ARM, STOMACH AND LOWER ABDOMINAL REGION. REPAIRMAN STATES THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM BECAUSE OF FAULTY PLASTIC USED IN RADIATOR.