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2013 HYUNDAI SONATA — UNKNOWN OR OTHER

1 fatalcrash1 injured · 1285296 · 2016-05-26

Vehicle

Make
HYUNDAI
Model
SONATA
Year
2013
Manufacturer
Hyundai Motor America
Component
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Miles at failure
25,000
Speed
60 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

TAKATA RECAL: FEMALE WAS INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT WHERE THERE WAS AN APPARENT ISSUE WITH STEERING OR VEERING INTO THE LEFT LANE RESULTING IN THE DEATH OF FEMALE. NO OTHER VARIANTS WHERE ABLE TO BE FOUND DURING INVESTIGATION. VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. CRASH REPORT DIV315049359. AFTER REVIEW OF A LARGE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS IN REFERENCE TO THE ISSUE I BEGAN REVIEWING THE CASE NOTES. THERE IS POTENTIAL THAT THE CRASH WAS DUE TO INABILITY TO STEER CORRECTLY OR THE CAR STEERING OVERRIDE SYSTEM IMPROPERLY CORRECTING TO THE LEFT. I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST AN INVESTIGATION OR INFORMATION ON GETTING AN INVESTIGATION INITIATED IN REGARD TO THIS DEATH AND GENERAL ISSUE.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10870922
Machine
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