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2013 HYUNDAI SANTA FE — STRUCTURE:BODY

1 injured · 1174322 · 2015-04-13

Vehicle

Make
HYUNDAI
Model
SANTA FE
Year
2013
Manufacturer
Hyundai Motor America
Component
STRUCTURE:BODY
Miles at failure
25,000
Speed
70 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE TRAVELING AT 70 MPH A LOUD EXPLOSION WAS HEARD AND THE PANORAMIC SUNROOF EXPLODED COVERING ME AND MY PASSENGER IN SHATTERED GLASS CAUSING MINOR CUTS TO ONE OF US. NO OBJECT APPEARED TO HIT THE CAR. GLASS COVERED THE OCCUPANTS AS WELL AS ANY FOLLOWING VEHICLES POTENTIALLY CAUSING DAMAGE. NO OBJECT WAS FOUND TO INDICATE THAT THE VEHICLE WAS STRUCK. THE GLASS WAS PUSHED OUTWARDS AS THOUGH IT WAS PUSHED FROM INSIDE THE CABIN. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10705488
Machine
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