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http://dx.doi.org/10.7467/KSAE.2014.22.2.148

Analysis of the Truck Fire Caused by Return Spring Defect of a Braking System during Expressway Driving  

Kim, Younhoi (Department of Fire Safety Engineering, Graduate School, Jeonju University)
Lee, Euipyeong (Department of Fire Safety Engineering, Jeonju University)
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Transactions of the Korean Society of Automotive Engineers / v.22, no.2, 2014 , pp. 148-155 More about this Journal
Abstract
Most truck fires breaking out on the expressway are directly damaged by fire destruction of truck and freight and many of them cause indirect damage such as serious traffic holdups. This study analyzed the fire causes and their liability of the 25-ton truck fire breaking out during expressway driving. This truck fire was caused by manufacturing defect of return spring of a braking system. The fire liability rested with a maker(manufacturer) rather than a truck owner or a driver and the maker also bore fire liability based on the Product Liability Law.
Keywords
Fire; Automotive fire; Truck fire; Fire cause; Manufacturing defect; Return spring;
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