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2007 HYUNDAI ENTOURAGE — STRUCTURE:BODY

1 injured · 1675851 · 2020-07-10

Vehicle

Make
HYUNDAI
Model
ENTOURAGE
Year
2007
Manufacturer
Hyundai Motor America
Component
STRUCTURE:BODY
Miles at failure
190,000
Speed
56 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 56-57 MPH DOWN A STATE ROUTE RD WHEN THE HOOD CAME UNLATCHED AND FLEW UP AND SHATTERED THE WINDSHIELD AND BREAKING THE HOODS HYDRAULIC LIFT ARM. I FOUND OUT THE HOOD LATCH WAS RECALLED BY HYUNDAI PRIOR TO THIS HAPPENING AND WE DIDN'T KNOW. HYUNDAI WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ARE REFUSING TO ASSIST WITH GETTING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND TELLING US THAT THEY ARE ONLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE HOOD LATCH AND NOT THE OTHER DAMAGE THAT WAS CAUSED BY THE HOOD LATCH FAILING WHILE DRIVING.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11338610
Machine
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