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2008 HYUNDAI SANTA FE — STRUCTURE:BODY

crash · 1051458 · 2014-03-31

Vehicle

Make
HYUNDAI
Model
SANTA FE
Year
2008
Manufacturer
Hyundai Motor America
Component
STRUCTURE:BODY
Miles at failure
52,000

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

WAS SECOND VEHICLE AT STOP LIGHT WITH FOOT ON BRAKE. VEHICLE SUDDENLY LUNGED FORWARD OVERRIDING BRAKE, AND HIT BACK OF VEHICLE IN FRONT CAUSING DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY TO OTHER DRIVER. HAD PEDESTRIANS BEEN IN FRONT, COULD EASILY HAVE RUN OVER THEM. MONTHS PRIOR, TWICE ON SAME DAY ENGINE POWER DIED WHILE DRIVING. HYUNDAI REPLACED THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10576083
Machine
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