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2015 HYUNDAI TUCSON — UNKNOWN OR OTHER

fire1 injured · 1567140 · 2019-05-17

Vehicle

Make
HYUNDAI
Model
TUCSON
Year
2015
Manufacturer
Hyundai Motor America
Component
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Miles at failure
70,000
Speed
45 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

HYUNDAI RECALL. I AM A 65 YEARS OLD, I PURCHASED THIS CAR ON NOV 2018 AND AS I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON THE HIGHWAY, THE CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE, THE FLAMES CAME THROUGH THE FLOOR PANEL AND THROUGH THE VENTS. MY ENTIRE AREA WHERE THE GAS & BRAKE PEDAL ARE BURNED UP, THE RADIO AREA AND CONSOLE AREA IS CHARRED BEYOND RECOGNITION. BY THE TIME THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED, THE ENTIRE CAR WAS IN FLAMES.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11208255
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown