NHTSA Preliminary Evaluation PE98006

Preliminary Evaluation · HEATER CORE RUPTURE · Opened 1998-02-05 · Closed 1998-05-27

Investigation

Action number: PE98006
Type: Preliminary Evaluation
Open date: 1998-02-05
Close date: 1998-05-27
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

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI investigation page
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown