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2012 HYUNDAI SONATA — POWER TRAIN

crash1 injured · 1113890 · 2014-09-26

Vehicle

Make
HYUNDAI
Model
SONATA
Year
2012
Manufacturer
Hyundai Motor America
Component
POWER TRAIN
Miles at failure
50,000

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
Yes
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. AFTER THE CONTACT PARKED THE VEHICLE, IT ROLLED AWAY. THE DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO RE-ENTER THE VEHICLE, BUT IT CRASHED INTO A WOODEN FENCE. THE DRIVER'S LEFT LEG BECAME STUCK IN THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR AND WAS PINNED BETWEEN THE VEHICLE AND THE FENCE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT SAWED THE FENCE OFF IN ORDER TO OPEN THE DOOR AND GET THE DRIVER OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE HIP, LEFT THIGH, KNEE CAP, AND FOOT. THE DRIVER REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. UPDATED 10/29/14*CN UPDATED 7/14/2015 *JS

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10639292
Machine
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