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2016 HYUNDAI ELANTRA — STRUCTURE:BODY

fire · 1473937 · 2018-06-06

Vehicle

Make
HYUNDAI
Model
ELANTRA
Year
2016
Manufacturer
Hyundai Motor America
Component
STRUCTURE:BODY
Miles at failure
72,000
Speed
68 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

STARTED ASCENDING OVER A BRIDGE WHEN CAR STARTED TO PUTTER. THEN SMOKE CAME OUT OF THE TAILPIPE. POWER FLICKERED THEN WENT OFF. WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. TURNED OFF THE CAR AND IT WAS SMOKING. LOOKED UNDERNEATH THE CAR AND SAW DRIPPING FLUID THEN A SPARK. THAT IS WHEN THE CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11100294
Machine
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