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2016 HYUNDAI SONATA — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

1 fatalcrash2 injured · 1588577 · 2019-07-26

Vehicle

Make
HYUNDAI
Model
SONATA
Year
2016
Manufacturer
Hyundai Motor America
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
105,000
Speed
70 mph

Severity

Deaths
1
Injured
2
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
Yes
Vehicle towed
Yes

Narrative

HEAD ON COLLISION WITH A DEER, GOING 70MPH ON HIGHWAY 49. NO AIR BAGS RELEASED. AFTER TAKING CAR TO DEALERSHIP, FROM RECEIVING A LETTER OF RECALL IN THE MAIL. MOTOR WOULD SHUT DOWN WHEN REACHING 65 MPH, BEFORE TAKING CAR TO DEALERSHIP FOR RECAL. CAR WAS IN MOTION ON THE HIGHWAY.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11235075
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown