{"source":"nhtsa","campaign":"98V295000","as_of":"2026-10-19","investigations":[{"action":"EA98012","kind":"EA","kind_name":"Engineering analysis","opened":"1998-05-27","closed":"1998-11-20","open":false,"manufacturer":"Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.","component":"VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM","subject":"HEATER CORE REPTURE","summary":"HEATER CORE ALLEGEDLY RUPTURES AND RELEASES HOT COOLANT INTO THE VEHICLE INTERIOR, RESULTING IN IMPAIRED VISIBILITY AND POTENTIAL BURN INJURIES TO OCCUPANTS.","campaigns":["98V295000"],"match":null,"models":[]}],"note":"An investigation is NHTSA looking into a possible defect. It is not a finding that a defect exists, and it does not say that any one vehicle is affected.","attribution":[],"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/nhtsa/98V295000"}