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2020 HYUNDAI PALISADE — UNKNOWN OR OTHER

fire · 1682455 · 2020-08-05

Vehicle

Make
HYUNDAI
Model
PALISADE
Year
2020
Manufacturer
Hyundai Motor America
Component
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Miles at failure
1,900
Speed
75 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

VEHICLE CAME WITH TOW HITCH SYSTEM FROM THE MANUFACTURER. WHILE USING A TRAILER HITCH THE HEAT FROM THE EXHAUST MELTED THE BACK END OF THE CAR, HEATED UP THE CARGO HITCH TO THE POINT OF MAKING IT HARD TO REMOVE FROM CAR, AND MELTING THE CARGO WEATHER PROOF BAG. THIS HAPPENED WITHIN A 2.5HR TRIP.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11343576
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown