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2014 HYUNDAI ELANTRA — ENGINE

fire · 1383668 · 2017-06-09

Vehicle

Make
HYUNDAI
Model
ELANTRA
Year
2014
Manufacturer
Hyundai Motor America
Component
ENGINE
Miles at failure
70,000
Speed
60 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED AND A CLOUD OF WHITE SMOKE APPEARED FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS MOVED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, BLACK SMOKE BEGAN TO APPEAR FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE, WHICH EVENTUALLY TURNED TO FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND FILED A REPORT. THE CONTACT WAS NOT NOTIFIED WHETHER OR NOT THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OPENED CASE NUMBER: 10309640. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10994093
Machine
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