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2015 HYUNDAI SONATA — SERVICE BRAKES

crash · 1420227 · 2017-10-31

Vehicle

Make
HYUNDAI
Model
SONATA
Year
2015
Manufacturer
Hyundai Motor America
Component
SERVICE BRAKES
Miles at failure
60,000
Speed
37 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I LEFT HARRISBURG TO DROP 3 STUDENTS TO STATE COLLEGE, DRIVING FOR UBER ON 09/29/2017.AROUND 9:30PM IN LEWISTON IN MIFFLIN COUNTY, WE CAME ACROSS A SHORT TURN.I GOT A KIND OF SUDDEN SMALL SPEED. WE WERE OUT OF THE ROAD. I TRIED TO STOP AND PUT THE CAR BACK ON THE ROAD, TOO LATE. WE HIT A MOUNTAIN AND THE CAR WAS LYING ON HIS RIGHT SIDE.THANKS GOD NOBODY GOT HURT; JUST CHOCKED AND SOME SCRATCHES.AFTER READING THE DOCUMENTS MY INSURANCE COMPANY SENT TO ME, I REALIZED THERE WERE A RECALL ON MY CAR FOR TWO PROBLEMS.MY CAR USED TO HAVE THIS SMALL SPEED SOMETIMES I DIDN'T KNOW WHY. HYUNDAI MOTORS SENT ME A EMAIL ON OCTOBER 26TH TO LET ME KNOW ABOUT THE RECALL; TOO LATE WE ALREADY GOT CRASH. I WANT TO SAY THAT MY LAST INSPECTION WAS AT HYUNDAI BUT WE DIDN'T TELL ME ABOUT.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11041857
Machine
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