# NHTSA Engineering Analysis EA98012
> **HEATER CORE REPTURE** · Opened 1998-05-27 · Closed 1998-11-20
## Investigation
- **Action number:** EA98012
- **Type:** Engineering Analysis
- **Open date:** 1998-05-27
- **Close date:** 1998-11-20
- **Manufacturer:** Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
- **Affected makes:** VOLKSWAGEN
- **Affected components:** VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
- **Affected model years:** 1992
- **Affected (make, year) variants:** 1
## Summary

HEATER CORE ALLEGEDLY RUPTURES AND RELEASES HOT COOLANT INTO THE VEHICLE INTERIOR, RESULTING IN IMPAIRED VISIBILITY AND POTENTIAL BURN INJURIES TO OCCUPANTS.

## Source
- [NHTSA ODI investigation page](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/owners/SearchResults?searchType=ID&targetCategory=I&searchCriteria.nhtsa_ids=EA98012)
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