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2013 HYUNDAI ELANTRA — UNKNOWN OR OTHER

1 injured · 1467356 · 2018-05-09

Vehicle

Make
HYUNDAI
Model
ELANTRA
Year
2013
Manufacturer
Hyundai Motor America
Component
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Miles at failure
53,000
Speed
30 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING HOME, CITY STREET, APPROXIMATELY 30 MILES PER HOUR, DRY WEATHER, 8 P.M., STILL DAYLIGHT BUT INDIRECT, APPROXIMATELY 70 DEGREES, HEARD A VERY LOUD EXPLOSION AND WAS IMMEDIATELY SHOWERED WITH VERY SHARP SHARDS OF GLASS.HER INFANT DAUGHTER IN THE REAR SEAT WAS NOT INJURED AS HER CAR SEAT COVER PROTECTED HER FROM THE FLYING GLASS. MY DAUGHTER RECEIVED NUMEROUS SMALL CUTS FROM THE GLASS. ORIGINAL OWNER OF THE CAR, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT. SHE QUICKLY CLOSED THE INTERIOR SUNROOF COVER TO PREVENT THE REMAINDER OF THE GLASS FROM RAINING ONTO HERSELF AND THE BABY. PICTURES WILL BE FORTHCOMING WHEN WE CAN SAFELY OPEN THE INTERIOR COVER- WE TRIED TO DO SO TO GET A PHOTO TO SUBMIT BUT MORE GLASS SHARDS CAME DOWN ON HER, CUTTING HER AGAIN

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11092797
Machine
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