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2019 HYUNDAI SANTA FE — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 1553832 · 2019-04-01

Vehicle

Make
HYUNDAI
Model
SANTA FE
Year
2019
Manufacturer
Hyundai Motor America
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
1,850
Speed
5 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION AS WE SLOWED AND TURNED INTO A PARKING SPACE AT A LOCAL RESTAURANT PARKING LOT. ENGINE REVED, CAR ACCELERATED RAPIDLY, BRAKES DID NO HOLD AND THE VEHICLE PLOWED INTO AND THEN ON TOP OF A SAFETY BARRIER STOPPING JUST SHORT OF A CHAIN LINK FENCE GUARDING A SET OF LARGE PROPANE TANKS. POLICE WERE CALLED TO SCENE, HE TOOK PICTURES. CAR WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP COLLISION CENTER.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11193023
Machine
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