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2016 HYUNDAI TUCSON — VISIBILITY/WIPER

1 injured · 1276958 · 2016-04-20

Vehicle

Make
HYUNDAI
Model
TUCSON
Year
2016
Manufacturer
Hyundai Motor America
Component
VISIBILITY/WIPER
Miles at failure
3,950
Speed
65 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65MPH EAST ON INTERSTATE 10 IN LOUISIANA AROUND MILE MARKER 257.3 WHEN THE HOOD LATCH FAILED AND MY HOOD FLEW UP, SMASHING MY WINDSHIELD AND COMPLETELY BLOCKING MY FIELD OF VIEW. THERE WERE NO CARS AROUND ME AS IT WAS 4:30 AM AND I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. IT APPEARS THAT BOTH THE PRIMARY AND SECONDARY HOOD LATCHES HAVE FAILED, CAUSING THE HOOD TO FLY OPEN.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10860551
Machine
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